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Gino M. Zambano, of Rye, Dies at 89

Zambano passed away on April 16, 2013.

Gino M. Zambano, 89, of Rye, NY, passed away on April 16, 2013. He was born on May 9,1923 in NYC to Amadeo and Ludovina (nee Pellarin) and was raised in the Bronx. He was a loving and cherished husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. Gino is survived by his wife Elsa (nee Fabbro) of 62 years, and 3 daughters, Laura (Greechan), Norma (Salese) and Gina (Tompkins). He is predeceased by 2 sisters, Ida DiPol and Elsie Fabbro, and son-in-law Thomas K. Salese. Devoted grandfather to Marisa, Jessica, David, Dana, Elizabeth, Robert, and Catherine, and father-in-law to Hugh Greechan and Robert Tompkins. Gino was a veteran and served in World War II in the Pacific. He was a member of Local 780 and was employed for 40 years as a masonry foreman for Corbetta Construction Company, where he worked on many large projects, among the most notable: Pan Am Hanger at JFK, Dulles International Airport, Union Carbide in Danbury, CT, and the North River Treatment Plant in Manhattan. He was a member of the Famee Furlane Club of North America in NYC. Gino enjoyed gardening, fishing, cars, biking, skating and running and had a great love for animals. Most of all, he cherished spending time with his grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Graham Funeral Home on Sunday, April 21, 2013 from 3-7 pm. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday, April 22,2013 at the Church of the Resurrection at 10 am. Internment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Graham Funeral Home

1036 Boston Post Road Rye, NY 10580

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