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Paul Gionfriddo Obituary

GIONFRIDDO, Paul T. Paul Thomas Gionfriddo, 64, of Middletown, beloved husband of Josephine (Curran) Gionfriddo, died Thursday (March 27, 2008) at Middlesex Hospital. He was born in Middletown, the son of the late Paul and Ruth (Reed) Gionfriddo. Prior to his retirement, he was the Director of Middletown Housing Authority. Paul was a member of the B.P.O. Elks and the IACO. Besides his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Sarah Gavlick and her husband Michael of Holmdel, NJ; a sister, Sandra Skarb and her husband Stan of Middletown; and two grandchildren, Kyle and Courtney. He was predeceased by a sister, Maryann Morin. Funeral services will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Biega Funeral Home, 3 Silver St., Middletown. Friends may call at Biega Funeral Home Monday from 5 - 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday from 8:15 - 9 a.m. Burial will be held at 9:15 a.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to Vanderbilt University-Dysautonomia Research Fund, Vanderbilt University Gift Processing Office, VU Station B #357727, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-7727.

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Published by Hartford Courant on Mar. 29, 2008.

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Anthony Vasiliou

April 4, 2008

My prayers go ou to the family. You were blessed to have such a wonderful loving husband, father and family member. Tom truly was a gentleman who reached out to help people regardless of their background, income, race or ethnicity. He will be missed by many.

Laurie Geck

April 4, 2008

You have my prayers and deepest sympathy. May you find comfort in knowing that others mourn with you, even as we celebrate the gift of his life and the blessing of trusting that he is in God's eternal presence now.

March 31, 2008

Our prayers and thoughts are with your family, with deepest sympathy, colleagues at Imagineers (Section 8 housing agency)

Kevin Nelson

March 31, 2008

Tom, going to miss you. I will always value the wisdom and counsel you provided to those of us in public housing and to me personally. I will always remember our golfing times together with laughter and a smile. My prayers are with you and your family.

Kevin Nelson

Holly And Family

March 30, 2008

We are so sorry to hear of the passing of my cousin, a man I always thought of as uncle Tommy. Our Prayers go out to the family and friends who we know will miss him dearly. We pray that the void will be filled with fond memories. May God comfort you and fill you with peace in your time of grieving. We love you all and will be keeping you close in our prayers.

Terry & Budge Maltese

March 29, 2008

You have our deepest sympathy to you and your family. We'll all miss him very much. He was a great guy. Sorry, we're not in Connecticut for the services.

John L. Robinson

March 29, 2008

Family of Paul Gionfriddo,
So very sorry to hear of the passing of my childhood friend Paul. May the good Lord be with the family at such a time as this. I have great memories of Paul that will last a lifetime. He was a true friend-I will miss him.

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