Peter John "Pj" August Curcio

Peter John August Curcio, 41, known to family and friends as PJ, passed away unexpectedly at home in Naples, Florida on March 24, 2025 from cardiac pulmonary arrest and obstructive sleep apnea. PJ was the devoted son of Jeanne Van Lent Curcio of Naples and Peter S. Curcio of Punta Gorda, loving brother of Katherine M. Curcio of Naples, Florida, and dear nephew to Aunt Ann Van Lent. He was predeceased by his maternal (John and Marian Van Lent) and paternal (August and Mary, who lived to 103 years old) grandparents, as well as loving uncle August (Skip) R. Curcio.
PJ lived his early years in New Canaan, Connecticut before the family moved to Cape Coral, Florida, then to Naples. He attended New Canaan Public School, St. Luke's School and Canterbury School. He attended Stetson University where he obtained an undergraduate degree in Political Science. He then attended Stetson University College of Law, and earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. He participated in the debate team at St. Luke's and was a member of the St. Aloysius Catholic Church in New Canaan.
PJ was a die-hard sports fan especially of the NY Mets and the NY Jets. His dad, Peter, attended game 6 of the 1986 World Series; years later, while visiting the Port St. Lucie Mets' training camp, PJ met Mookie Wilson who signed the 1986 ticket stub which became a prized possession of the young fan. Bobby Valentine, manager, made it all happen. PJ was then excited to meet Mike Piazza, Tim Teufel, and several other Mets players.
PJ was an intelligent, respectful, and courteous young man with a very witty personality. He was a wizard at Scrabble and impossible to beat. PJ loved politics, and always dreamed of going to Washington, DC to work as a lobbyist. He enjoyed campaigning for Porter J. Goss, retired CIA director, who became Congressman for the 14th Congressional district, in Fort Myers, Florida. He loved adventure, whether travelingto Italy to visit the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel, or embarking on a five-day adventure on his father's boat up the Hudson River to Troy, New York, all the way to Ontario, Canada.
He will be missed by multiple family members, close friends and cousins from New Canaan, Connecticut, Greenwich Connecticut, North Carolina, Georgia and Iowa. A memorial service and celebration of PJ's life will be scheduled in the near future. Please check our website for service details. In lieu of flowers the family ask donations be made to the March of Dimes.