EUGENE J. DELGROSSO

1929 - 2017

Eugene J. Delgrosso of Wallingford, passed away on Saturday July 1, 2017 at Yale New Haven Hospital after an extended illness. He was the husband of the late Mary (Marino) Delgrosso.. Mr. Delgrosso was born on December 14, 1929 in New York New York, the son of the late Custer and Lillian (Zeoli) Delgrosso. He was a graduate of Staples High School in Westport and received degrees from Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania. He served two years in the U.S. Air Force and worked for several companies and governmental agencies. Eugene participated in the development of new columbium alloys, powder alloys and metallic compositions for nuclear reactors and aircraft. He was awarded a number of patents in these areas and published a number of technical papers in American and British Journals. He was a former communicant of SS Peter & Paul Church in Waterbury and St. Mary's Church in New Haven. He was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Guild as well as the AAAS, AIME, ASM and served on the ASM Technical Advisory Committee. His biography appeared in the Who's Who in Engineering. Eugene served as peer educator with cardiology surgery and transplant patients at Yale New Haven Hospital and he was an active fund raiser for the Yale Alumni Fund and class agent. He was the recipient of the Association of Yale Alumni Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Delgrosso leaves two nephews and a niece. Funeral services for Mr. Delgrosso were held on Friday, July 7, 2017 when a Mass of Chrisitan Burial was held at SS Peter & Paul Church with the Rev. John Lavorgna officiating. Burial followed in Calvary Cemetery. Casey's Eastside Memorial Funeral Home 1987 East Main St @ Southmayd Rd. Waterbury was honored to assist Eugene's family with all of his arrangements. To extend on-line expressions of sympathy to the family or for additional information, kindly visit the funeral home website at: www.eastsidememorial.com