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Cosmo John Randazzo, 84, passed
away peacefully on Sunday, May 16, 2021 in
Danbury, Connecticut after a long illness.
Born in the Bronx on October 28, 1936 to
Mary and Frank Randazzo, Cosmo spent
his early years on Colden Avenue but lived
most of his life in the Locust Point section
of the Bronx. Cosmo met the love of his
life, Amelia (Amy) on a blind date. Cosmo
and Amy married in 1961 and raised three
children together. They were blessed to
be able to celebrate their 60th wedding
anniversary together this past April.
Upon graduating from Iona College,
Cosmo began a career in real estate but
soon left that to enter the family business,
Randazzo’s Seafood, on Arthur Avenue. In
1980, along with his brother, Ben, Cosmo
purchased Shelter Cove Marina on the Long
Island Sound in the Bronx, which they owned
and operated until their retirement in 2004.
In 2018, Cosmo and Amy moved to Newtown,
Connecticut to be closer to their children.
Cosmo was an avid boater and
fisherman. His greatest pride and joy was
his family. He loved to teach his children and
grandchildren to fish for striped bass and to
let his grandchildren steer his Grady-White
boat while they sat on his lap. However,
nothing made him happier than eating
Sunday dinner or a holiday meal with his
entire family around him.
He is predeceased by his siblings Anna
Rosa, Rose Biancardi and Ben Randazzo. In
addition to his wife, he is survived by his
three children and their spouses, Marie and
Arthur Cuomo of New City, NY, Frank and
Valerie Randazzo of Weston, CT and Michelle
and Peter D’Aprile of Sandy Hook, CT.
Cosmo (aka Papa) will be sorely missed
by his seven grandchildren, Riva Rosen and
her husband Max, Alexis Kantor, Isabella
Randazzo, Cosmo Randazzo, Sofia Randazzo,
Francesca D’Aprile and Samuel D’Aprile. He
also leaves behind one much-adored greatgrandchild,
Miles Rosen, as well as many
nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated for Cosmo on Saturday, May 22,
2021 at 12:00pm at St. Rose of Lima Church,
46 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, CT, 06470. For
those who cannot attend the funeral and
would like to participate, the Mass will be
live streamed at https://www.strosechurch.
com/live-stream
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
in Cosmo’s name may be made to St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital. www.stjude.
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