Obituary of Thomas S. Romano

Thomas S. Romano, age 90, of Bethlehem and formerly of Monroe, beloved husband of the late Catherine Pisacreta Romano, died peacefully on Sunday, November 13, 2011. Born in Bridgeport on March 1, 1921, he was a son of the late George and Margaret Guccione Romano. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a Purple Heart recipient who served with the 337th Infantry in the European Theater, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. Mr. Romano was the retired owner and operator of Elite Barber Shop and was a member of the Haircutters and Barbers Union and the Monroe VFW.

Survivors include three loving children, George Romano and his wife Candy of Bethlehem, Margaret Chuckta and her husband Michael and Kathy Lucey and her husband Rich, all of Monroe, seven cherished grandchildren, Thomas Romano and his wife Marie, Anthony Romano and his wife Stacy, Nicole Carlini and her husband Andrea, Michael Chuckta III, Kathleen Ghounem and her husband Moataz, Caitlin Chuckta and Shannon Lucey, a great granddaughter Anna Kaci Romano, a brother Peter Romano and his wife Yolanda of Bridgeport as well as several nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased a brother, John C. Romano. 

Funeral services will take place on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull, and at 10:00 a.m. in St. Jude Church, Monroe for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment with military honors will follow in St. Johns Cemetery, Monroe. Friends may call on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of CT, 2139 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or the Alzheimer's Association CT Chapter, 2075 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.