BRONX TIMES REPORTER, J 4 AN. 22-28, 2021
Robert (son), Irene (wife), Lisa (daughter) and Dominick
Schiano passes away
could say he lived for his family and
was their rock.”
BY JASON COHEN
Pelham Parkway resident Dominick
Schiano had a smile that would
light up a room. He was a husband,
father, grandfather, son and brother.
Sadly, he passed away Dec. 28, 2020 at
age 72.
Schiano, who served on Community
Board 11 for nine years until he
retired in November 2020, is survived
by his wife Irene of 46 years, children,
Lisa Barbieri and Robert, and granddaughters,
Gianna and Alexis.
Gale Rosen, who is best friends
with Schiano’s widow, knew him for
38 years. Rosen spoke with the Bronx
Times about the departed.
“Now that he’s gone, it’ll be hard to
fi nd someone who had such an impact,”
she said. “He was defi nitely a one in a
million. He had a great sense of humor.
Everyone said the same thing, “What
a great guy.”
Schiano, a lifelong Bronxite, was
raised on E. 205th Street. He worked
on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs for
over 40 years, but family always came
fi rst.
He coached his son’s baseball team
and watched his kids become successful
adults.
“His pride and joy were his granddaughters
Gianna and Alexis who he
loved very much and was extremely
proud of them too,” Rosen said. “One
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According to Rosen, Schiano was a
one of a kind type of guy.
In addition to serving on the community
board, he started the Bronx
neighborhood patrol, where he and
residents would patrol Bronx Park
East and the surrounding streets.
Schiano was also a long time board
member of 2244 Bronx Park East Owners
Corp. and when COVID-19 started
he distributed protective face masks
to his neighbors by knocking on their
doors.
“He always had a hand out to help
people,” she said. “He wanted to see
good things for the neighborhood.”
Schiano loved horseback riding,
family vacations, cruises and church.
They went on annual trips to the Rocking
Horse Ranch, family trips ,the
beach, Atlantic City, Mohegan Sun and
Resorts World International, where
his game of choice was Let it Ride.
He was a devout Catholic who attended
Mass every Saturday night
at St. Clare of Assisi Church and
served as an usher.
Schiano’s death came as a surprise
and everyone in their building and
community are devastated.
“I would say he was a 12 on the
scale of 1 to 10,” Rosen said. “He was a
brother-in-law that I didn’t have.
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