Paul F. Zito Iii

1977 - 2018

Paul F. Zito III

Paul F. Zito III, nicknamed "Paulie" by friends and family, passed away suddenly on June 22, 2018 (US), June 23, 2018 (AUS) at his home in Bargara, Queensland, Australia at the age of 40.

Born July 31, 1977 and raised in Garfield, Paulie had lived in Fair Lawn before moving to Bargara, Australia with his family. Paulie had attended Holy Name School in Garfield and was the very last graduate of Paramus Catholic Boys' High School, class of 1995, before the school became coeducational. He also attended Bergen Community College. Paulie held many different jobs while living in the US, including track coach and landscaper with his late uncle, Thomas Zito (known as "Tommy"). Most recently he had been a field technician with Verizon for many years. Additionally, he worked the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for several years, which offered him many stories to tell about transporting and assembling floats, running into celebrities (literally) and using the Museum of Natural History as his base. Upon moving to Australia, he built an extremely successful landscaping business, operating a franchise called Jim's Mowing-Bargara.

Known for his great smile, he was considered kind and generous, a man with a heart of gold who loved his family. As a very talented artist, he created action figure coloring books for his children. Formerly a member of Paramus Elks Lodge, Paulie made friends quickly both in the US and Australia. At a gathering, where there was laughter, Paulie was often at the center of it, telling a joke or a story.

Paulie is survived by his son Holden (6), twins Aurora and Killian (4), his wife of ten years Erin, parents Heidi and Paul Zito, Jr., sister Kristen and husband Mike Kaminski and their son Luke, sister Ashley and husband Tom Rowe, his brothers Joseph and Andrew, as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, and close friends in the US and Australia.

Funeral Wednesday 8:30 a.m. from the Patrick J. Conte Funeral Home, Inc., 274 Market Street, Elmwood Park. Funeral Mass St. Leo's R.C. Church, Elmwood Park 9:30 a.m. Interment George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. Visiting Monday & Tuesday 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. www.patriickjconte.com

A Go Fund Me page has been established in his name to help pay for associated funeral costs, www.gofundme.com/Paulie-zito-3-funeral-fund