William Q. Piccinini

William "Pitch" Quinto Piccinini, age 83, of Bethel, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Danbury Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Bethel, July 24, 1926, son of the late Quinto and Maria Appolonia (Stefanacci) Piccinini. He was a 1944 graduate of Bethel High School and served in the Army during the end of World War II. He worked for Vanderbilt Chemical in Bethel as an Electrician for 26 years before retiring in 1993. He was a life time member and past officer of the Bethel Volunteer Fire Department. Pitch also loved his daily crossword puzzles. Pitch is survived by two daughters: Lynn Brunelli and her husband Joseph of Roxbury, Lisa Wagner of Warwick, RI; grandchildren: Joseph Brunelli, III, Holly Wagner and her daughter Sierha and Drew Wagner; niece: Jill Kuhn and her husband Harry of Danbury, friends: Marion Keane of Danbury and Rick and Deb Sutton of Bethel as well as several cousins, nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers Louis Piccinini and Selio Zeloni. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to the Bethel Volunteer Fire Department, Box 47, Bethel, CT 06801. The family will receive friends at the Bethel Funeral Home, 215 Greenwood Ave., Bethel, Wednesday evening from 5 to 8. After cremation, burial will be Saturday, May 1st at 11:00 AM, in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bethel.