Howard Guastavino

Retired FDNY, served with Tower Ladder 1 Howard Guastavino, 84, of Huguenot passed away at home on Friday, March 25. Born and raised in the Rosebank section of Staten Island, Howie graduated from New Dorp High School. After graduating from New Dorp, he enlisted in the United States Army and served as a drill instructor for Basic Trainees at Fort Dix, NJ. Following his honorable discharge from the service in 1958, Howie worked for the NYC Housing Authority and then became a Police Officer with NYC Police Department. In 1962, he joined the NYC Fire Department and was assigned to Tower Ladder 1 in Lower Manhattan where he spent his entire career as a fireman. Howie was proud to have been a member of the first tower ladder company in the history of the FDNY. He was also a member of the Retired Firefighter Association of Staten Island. Preceded in death by his parents, Adeline Coronato and William Guastavino, Sr., brother William Jr., first wife Marie Coccaro, and his second wife Ellen Harnett. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Patricia [Costello], his three sons Steven, Greg, and Glenn [Mary], and his three daughters, Debbie Venditti [Rocky], Lori Borrazzo [Robert], and Heather Guastavino - Betulia [Joseph], grandsons Matthew and Michael, and granddaughters Alexis, Marissa, Ellen, and Emily, and great-grandson, Killian. Wake is on Sunday, March 27, 2pm to 6pm at Colonial Funeral Home, 2819 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10306. Mass of Christian Burial is on Monday, 10 am, at Our Lady Star of the Sea. Interment is at St. Mary's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.