Paul Lil Lou Giancola
October 25, 1959 — June 27, 2007
Paul �"Lil Lou Giancola, 47, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at the Tandet Center in Stamford, after a short, but courageous battle with cancer . Born October 25, 1959 in Stamford, he is the son of Rose Ottanio Giancola and the late Nicholas L. Giancola, Sr.
Paul was a 27 year employee of the City of Stamford Highway Department and was a Heavy Machine Operator. He was a member of the United Electrical Radio Machine Workers of America Local #2, CILU 82. The Mayor had a proclamation on June 22, 2007 declaring �"Paul Giancola Day to recognize his many years of outstanding service as a City employee, who was deeply admired and greatly respected. Paul graduated from Westhill High School Class of 1978 and was a member of the Westhill High School Wrestling Team. He was an avid ball player on the Highway Departments Champion Softball Team; Davin Reproductions Softball Team; 3D Gypsies Softball Team; Carpet Rons Softball Team; and the Villa Café Softball Team in the City Industrial League. He was also a member of the East Side Cardinals Club, and an avid Yankee Fan and fisherman.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his two brothers, Nicholas L. Giancola, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Stamford; and Jon Giancola (his twin) of Stamford; two sisters, Karen A. Piacenza and her husband Michael of Stamford; and Ann C. Servideo and her husband Louis of Milford; four nieces; two nephews; two grandnieces; and four grandnephews.
Friends may call at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, on Friday, June 29, 2007 from 4:00 8:00 PM. A funeral procession will be leaving the funeral home at 8:20 AM on Saturday, June 30, 2007 and proceed to Sacred Heart RC Church, Schuyler Avenue, Stamford, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:00 AM with Father Nicholas Pavia officiating. Interment will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery in Darien. www.cognetta.com
Paul was a 27 year employee of the City of Stamford Highway Department and was a Heavy Machine Operator. He was a member of the United Electrical Radio Machine Workers of America Local #2, CILU 82. The Mayor had a proclamation on June 22, 2007 declaring �"Paul Giancola Day to recognize his many years of outstanding service as a City employee, who was deeply admired and greatly respected. Paul graduated from Westhill High School Class of 1978 and was a member of the Westhill High School Wrestling Team. He was an avid ball player on the Highway Departments Champion Softball Team; Davin Reproductions Softball Team; 3D Gypsies Softball Team; Carpet Rons Softball Team; and the Villa Café Softball Team in the City Industrial League. He was also a member of the East Side Cardinals Club, and an avid Yankee Fan and fisherman.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his two brothers, Nicholas L. Giancola, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Stamford; and Jon Giancola (his twin) of Stamford; two sisters, Karen A. Piacenza and her husband Michael of Stamford; and Ann C. Servideo and her husband Louis of Milford; four nieces; two nephews; two grandnieces; and four grandnephews.
Friends may call at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, on Friday, June 29, 2007 from 4:00 8:00 PM. A funeral procession will be leaving the funeral home at 8:20 AM on Saturday, June 30, 2007 and proceed to Sacred Heart RC Church, Schuyler Avenue, Stamford, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:00 AM with Father Nicholas Pavia officiating. Interment will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery in Darien. www.cognetta.com
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