Vincent Joseph Giannone

November 26, 1920 - May 12, 2014

Vincent Joseph Giannone, age 93, of Tequesta, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at Tequesta Terrace in Tequesta, Florida. Mr. Giannone was born November 26, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Joseph Giannone and Rosalie Giambalvo. He had been a resident of Jupiter since 1987 coming from Uniondale, New York once he retired from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum after fifteen years of service. Vincent was a veteran of WWII serving with the U.S. Army Air Corp as a Sargent. He was an active communicant of St. Peter Catholic Church in Jupiter as well as an active member of the Santa Maria Council #4999 of the Knights of Columbus, Father Andrew Doherty Assembly, as a Fourth Degree Knight. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #0271 in Tequesta. Vincent is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 52 years, Apollonia Marie Fiore Giannone and his daughter Rosalie Giannone. He is survived by his devoted son Joseph (Norma) Giannone of Titusville, Florida; his grandson Scott Giannone of Plattsburgh, New York; and his dear friend Madaline Bonasia of Jupiter, Florida. There will be a visitation for family and friends held at Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home in Jupiter on Thursday, May 15, 2014 from 2:00 – 4:00 and 6:00 – 8:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on at 10:00 AM on Friday, May 16, 2014 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Jupiter. Entombment will follow at Riverside Memorial Park in Tequesta.