Steven Dorso

Steven Dorso, born March 7, 1943, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 3, 2025, at the age of 81. Steve was born in Brooklyn, NY, and was the only child born to the late Gerald and Harriet (Sucolski) Dorso.
Steve grew up on Long Island in Valley Stream, NY and enjoyed many summers at YMCA Camp Greenkill in Huguenot, NY. Steve attended Valley Stream North High and always looked forward to the many high school reunions where he would reconnect with old friends. After high school, Steve graduated from SUNY Farmingdale, where he majored in Advertising Art & Design and bonded with lifelong friends, including Eileen, whom he married in 1965.
After college, Steve worked as a designer at various advertising agencies in Manhattan. In 1973, he joined Longines Direct Marketing and the Capitol Record Club as Senior Art Director and Creative Director. He then moved with his family to Stamford, CT.
Shortly after, Steve proudly started his own company, Dorso Creative Group, specializing in direct marketing and graphic design. He built the business over the next years with Eileen and his daughter Andrea until his retirement in 2021. Steve commuted into Manhattan from Springdale train station for over 30 years, chatting the whole way with his “train buddies.”
Steve enjoyed many hobbies throughout the years. He was a self-taught woodworker and created many pieces of fine furniture, which are proudly displayed in the homes of his loved ones. Steve was also an avid cyclist and a member of the Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club, where he formed many friendships. Among his favorite bike memories are the three rides he did from Stamford to Vermont, accompanied by his sons-in-law, who lovingly referred to him as “˜Dors’.
Vermont was Steve’s happy place“¦. This is where he loved to cross country ski, snowshoe, hike and spend cherished weekends with friends and family. Steve loved tending to the fire in the wood stove, enjoying the mountain view and watching the grandkids sled down the big hill.
Steve loved to talk with friends, often about cars or politics, and had a one-of-a-kind sense of humor. He could always be counted on to insert a bad pun, corny joke or break into a tv commercial jingle. Steve’s greatest source of joy and pride was his family, especially his four grandkids.
Steve is survived by his wife of 59 years, Eileen Dorso (Goss); two daughters and their husbands, Susan Sottile and husband Tom and Andrea Reilly and husband Bob; his beloved grandchildren, Michael and Abigail Sottile and Julia and Peyton Reilly; his brother-in-law, Edward Goss and his wife Scottie; his sister-in-law, Susan Goss; and many nephews and nieces. He is preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Robert Goss.
The family wishes to extend its appreciation to the professional and caring staff at Benchmark at Stamford for their compassionate care.
Friends and family may attend a celebration of Steve’s life on Saturday, February 22nd, from 12:00pm to 3:00pm at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, in Stamford, CT.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Steven’s name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org/donate or to No Kid Hungry at www.nokidhungry.org/donate.
The Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to assist the Dorso family with the arrangements. To leave online messages of condolence, please visit the guestbook hosted on www.Cognetta.com.