BY JASON COHEN
From the 70s through the
90s everyone knew about
Dom’s Bakery on East Tremont
in Throggs Neck. Its
owner, Dominick Marano,
was beloved in the community
and always greeted everyone
with a smile.
Sadly, Marano passed
away Jan. 27 at the age of 78.
Marano would have
turned 79 on Feb. 2 and was
married to his wife Lenore
for nearly 60 years. He was
also survived by three sons,
John, Dominick and Michael
and four grandchildren.
John, a Community
Board 10 member, is heartbroken
and refl ected about
the life of his dad.
“My father was a real
guy,” he said emotionally.
“He would do anything for
anybody.”
Marano, a lifelong Bronx
resident, was raised on
White Plains Road and East
Tremont by Anthony and
Mary Marano. He worked
for GM Motors and a few
bakeries, but around 1970
bought what became Dom’s
Bakery.
He operated it for two decades
and the eatery became
a staple in Throggs Neck.
“Everyone knew my father,”
Marano recalled. “He
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loved having his own bakery.”
But work was not the
only thing in his life. Family
meant everything to him.
He coached his kids and
sponsored teams in the
Throggs Neck Little League,
took them to Yankee games,
held big 4th of July parties
and they traveled every year
to a different place.
More importantly, he instilled
in them the value of
hard work and leadership.
“You have to make your
own path in life,” he taught
his sons.
Marano was also close
with his grandchildren JC,
Christian, Andrew and Michael
Jr. and enjoyed playing
cards with them, cracking
corny jokes or watching
them play sports.
“If my sons had a basketball
game he was there,”
Marano remarked. “He was
so involved with us.”
He sold the bakery in
the 90s and took a job at a
supermarket so he could
get good health insurance
since he had diabetes.
Marano battled the disease
for many years. He recently
survived COVID-19,
but while recovering in the
hospital for three weeks,
suffered from heart failure.
“I had a great childhood
and I thank my mother and
father for it,” he said. “They
gave us every opportunity.
He loved my children and
my nephew.”
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Former owner of Dom’s Bakery passes away
From L to R. John Marano, Michael Marano, his father Dominick Marano, Bill Magliano and Dominick Marano.
Photos courtesy of John Marano
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