He loved our
city so
JERSEY CITY
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Jersey Journal
Jersey City has lost one
of its hometown guys. Anthony Grazioso, 74, was found
dead in his Jersey City home on Wednesday.
Grazioso always
championed his city and its people. His last public
function was as the emcee of the Veterans Day ceremonies
at the Korean War Memorial at the foot of Washington
Street. Speaking to the crowd, he added extra adjectives
in praising the local veterans and introducing elected
officials. For him, they were all bigger than life.
After a stint as director
of community relations for the Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey, in 1982, he became director of
public affairs for the predecessor to NJ Transit.
While on the boards of too many civic, medical and
educational organizations to mention here, Grazioso also
founded the Christopher Columbus Foundation of Hudson
County.
The champion of the
community will be missed.
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Anthony L.
Grazioso
of Jersey City Anthony L. Grazioso of Jersey City
died on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Funeral from
Riotto Funeral Home, 3205 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey
City, N.J. 07306, is on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 9:30
a.m.. Funeral Mass is at Holy Rosary Church, Jersey
City, at 10:30 a.m. Visiting is on Friday from 2 to
5 and 7 to 9:30 p.m. For further information, call
the funeral home at (201)798-3100, or visit
riottofh.com.
Anthony was the beloved father of Mary Elizabeth
Visco, Louis Grazioso, Patricia Williams and
Christopher Grazioso, and their mother, Maureen
Grazioso, and loving grandfather of Anna Camelia,
Sadie Rose Williams, Molly Erin and Maura Jane
Grazioso. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may
be made to the Christopher Columbus Foundation of
Hudson County, 3023 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, N.J.
07306, or St. Anthony High School, 175 8th St.,
Jersey City, N.J. 07302.
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