Louis (Luigi) Pascucci
April 15, 1923
February 26, 2011
Louis (Luigi) Pascucci age 87, of Reno, passed away February 26, 2011 at home with his family at his side. He was born at his home in Yonkers, New York on April 15, 1923. He was the middle of five children born to Mary Lanna and Rinaldo Pascucci. His Mother's family was from Genoa, Italy and his father's from Abruzzi, Italy.
In 1942, at the age of 19, he proudly volunteered for the U.S. Marines and WWll. He was stationed with a marine security detachment on the heavy cruiser, the USS Louisville, poetically, (The Lady Lou) in the Pacific Theater. He received ten battle stars from the Aleutian Islands, the Marshall Islands, Hollandia, New Guinea, Saipan, and Guam in which the battle lasted a straight fifty nine days and nights. Then on to the Mariana Islands where the ship had fired an unfathomable 24,948 rounds of ammunition.
Then to the Battle of Leyte Gulf considered to be the largest naval battle in U.S. history. The ship withstood multiple attacks from the Special Attack Corps (Kamikazees) which spearheaded the greatest surface engagement of the war. In Okinawa, the Fifth Fleet battled another forty days of the deadly stream of suicide planes, a most vicious struggle in naval history.
Upon returning home, he married his high school sweetheart, Jean (Jeanette Barbara) Bitz of New York City, on March 10, 1945. He worked in his father's restaurant in Yonkers, New York and attended a four year apprenticeship school for painting, paper hanging, mural art and gold leaf work. He was well known throughout Reno as true craftsman and artisan for those he worked for. They moved to Reno, Nevada in September of 1955, where he worked for Solari's and Sons Painting. They bought the old bunkhouse on the Evans Ranch adjacent to the University of Nevada and remodeled it from a 400 square foot wooden shack with no foundation into the family home. It was purchased by the university and just demolished to make way for the new three story seismographic building on Evans Ave. He eventually started his own painting and construction business until he retired in the mid 1990's. He was always busy building and creating something. His hobby was working on the family cabin at Kings Beach. He loved to travel to New York and Florida to visit family and friends.
Dad was the most kind, caring, humble and compassionate man who unconditionally loved his children, family and all those who knew him.
He will be deeply missed.
He was proceeded in death by his parents, Mary and Rinaldo , his sister Ann Aker (Ed), and brothers, Raphael (Marge) and Vincenzo (Paula).
He is survived by his sister, Norma Austin (Bob) of Yonkers, New York.
He is survived by his wife Jean, daughter Janet Fischer (Dr. Mike Fischer) of Gardnerville, Nv.,
son, Dr. Gene Pascucci (Lisa) of Reno, daughter Paula Pascucci of Reno. Grandchildren, Jennifer Hemsath (Scott), Meredith Fischer, Cara Pascucci, Natalia Pascucci, Gino Pascucci, Louis Pascucci, Lyle Smith, Dustin Smith. Great grandchildren, Stephanie Fulstone, and Trevor Hemsath.
The family would like to thank the beautiful people of Vista Care; Maria, Rowena, and Jeanne on dad's last three weeks at home in hospice care.
Cremation was performed and at the request of dad there is no service scheduled at his time.
Published in Reno Gazette-Journal on April 17, 2011
April 15, 1923
February 26, 2011
Louis (Luigi) Pascucci age 87, of Reno, passed away February 26, 2011 at home with his family at his side. He was born at his home in Yonkers, New York on April 15, 1923. He was the middle of five children born to Mary Lanna and Rinaldo Pascucci. His Mother's family was from Genoa, Italy and his father's from Abruzzi, Italy.
In 1942, at the age of 19, he proudly volunteered for the U.S. Marines and WWll. He was stationed with a marine security detachment on the heavy cruiser, the USS Louisville, poetically, (The Lady Lou) in the Pacific Theater. He received ten battle stars from the Aleutian Islands, the Marshall Islands, Hollandia, New Guinea, Saipan, and Guam in which the battle lasted a straight fifty nine days and nights. Then on to the Mariana Islands where the ship had fired an unfathomable 24,948 rounds of ammunition.
Then to the Battle of Leyte Gulf considered to be the largest naval battle in U.S. history. The ship withstood multiple attacks from the Special Attack Corps (Kamikazees) which spearheaded the greatest surface engagement of the war. In Okinawa, the Fifth Fleet battled another forty days of the deadly stream of suicide planes, a most vicious struggle in naval history.
Upon returning home, he married his high school sweetheart, Jean (Jeanette Barbara) Bitz of New York City, on March 10, 1945. He worked in his father's restaurant in Yonkers, New York and attended a four year apprenticeship school for painting, paper hanging, mural art and gold leaf work. He was well known throughout Reno as true craftsman and artisan for those he worked for. They moved to Reno, Nevada in September of 1955, where he worked for Solari's and Sons Painting. They bought the old bunkhouse on the Evans Ranch adjacent to the University of Nevada and remodeled it from a 400 square foot wooden shack with no foundation into the family home. It was purchased by the university and just demolished to make way for the new three story seismographic building on Evans Ave. He eventually started his own painting and construction business until he retired in the mid 1990's. He was always busy building and creating something. His hobby was working on the family cabin at Kings Beach. He loved to travel to New York and Florida to visit family and friends.
Dad was the most kind, caring, humble and compassionate man who unconditionally loved his children, family and all those who knew him.
He will be deeply missed.
He was proceeded in death by his parents, Mary and Rinaldo , his sister Ann Aker (Ed), and brothers, Raphael (Marge) and Vincenzo (Paula).
He is survived by his sister, Norma Austin (Bob) of Yonkers, New York.
He is survived by his wife Jean, daughter Janet Fischer (Dr. Mike Fischer) of Gardnerville, Nv.,
son, Dr. Gene Pascucci (Lisa) of Reno, daughter Paula Pascucci of Reno. Grandchildren, Jennifer Hemsath (Scott), Meredith Fischer, Cara Pascucci, Natalia Pascucci, Gino Pascucci, Louis Pascucci, Lyle Smith, Dustin Smith. Great grandchildren, Stephanie Fulstone, and Trevor Hemsath.
The family would like to thank the beautiful people of Vista Care; Maria, Rowena, and Jeanne on dad's last three weeks at home in hospice care.
Cremation was performed and at the request of dad there is no service scheduled at his time.
Published in Reno Gazette-Journal on April 17, 2011
Louis (Luigi) Pascucci
April 15, 1923
February 26, 2011
Louis (Luigi) Pascucci age 87, of Reno, passed away February 26, 2011 at home with his family at his side. He was born at his home in Yonkers, New York on April 15, 1923. He was the middle of five children born to Mary Lanna and Rinaldo Pascucci. His Mother's family was from Genoa, Italy and his father's from Abruzzi, Italy.
In 1942, at the age of 19, he proudly volunteered for the U.S. Marines and WWll. He was stationed with a marine security detachment on the heavy cruiser, the USS Louisville, poetically, (The Lady Lou) in the Pacific Theater. He received ten battle stars from the Aleutian Islands, the Marshall Islands, Hollandia, New Guinea, Saipan, and Guam in which the battle lasted a straight fifty nine days and nights. Then on to the Mariana Islands where the ship had fired an unfathomable 24,948 rounds of ammunition.
Then to the Battle of Leyte Gulf considered to be the largest naval battle in U.S. history. The ship withstood multiple attacks from the Special Attack Corps (Kamikazees) which spearheaded the greatest surface engagement of the war. In Okinawa, the Fifth Fleet battled another forty days of the deadly stream of suicide planes, a most vicious struggle in naval history.
Upon returning home, he married his high school sweetheart, Jean (Jeanette Barbara) Bitz of New York City, on March 10, 1945. He worked in his father's restaurant in Yonkers, New York and attended a four year apprenticeship school for painting, paper hanging, mural art and gold leaf work. He was well known throughout Reno as true craftsman and artisan for those he worked for. They moved to Reno, Nevada in September of 1955, where he worked for Solari's and Sons Painting. They bought the old bunkhouse on the Evans Ranch adjacent to the University of Nevada and remodeled it from a 400 square foot wooden shack with no foundation into the family home. It was purchased by the university and just demolished to make way for the new three story seismographic building on Evans Ave. He eventually started his own painting and construction business until he retired in the mid 1990's. He was always busy building and creating something. His hobby was working on the family cabin at Kings Beach. He loved to travel to New York and Florida to visit family and friends.
Dad was the most kind, caring, humble and compassionate man who unconditionally loved his children, family and all those who knew him.
He will be deeply missed.
He was proceeded in death by his parents, Mary and Rinaldo , his sister Ann Aker (Ed), and brothers, Raphael (Marge) and Vincenzo (Paula).
He is survived by his sister, Norma Austin (Bob) of Yonkers, New York.
He is survived by his wife Jean, daughter Janet Fischer (Dr. Mike Fischer) of Gardnerville, Nv.,
son, Dr. Gene Pascucci (Lisa) of Reno, daughter Paula Pascucci of Reno. Grandchildren, Jennifer Hemsath (Scott), Meredith Fischer, Cara Pascucci, Natalia Pascucci, Gino Pascucci, Louis Pascucci, Lyle Smith, Dustin Smith. Great grandchildren, Stephanie Fulstone, and Trevor Hemsath.
The family would like to thank the beautiful people of Vista Care; Maria, Rowena, and Jeanne on dad's last three weeks at home in hospice care.
Cremation was performed and at the request of dad there is no service scheduled at his time.
Published in Reno Gazette-Journal on April 17, 2011
April 15, 1923
February 26, 2011
Louis (Luigi) Pascucci age 87, of Reno, passed away February 26, 2011 at home with his family at his side. He was born at his home in Yonkers, New York on April 15, 1923. He was the middle of five children born to Mary Lanna and Rinaldo Pascucci. His Mother's family was from Genoa, Italy and his father's from Abruzzi, Italy.
In 1942, at the age of 19, he proudly volunteered for the U.S. Marines and WWll. He was stationed with a marine security detachment on the heavy cruiser, the USS Louisville, poetically, (The Lady Lou) in the Pacific Theater. He received ten battle stars from the Aleutian Islands, the Marshall Islands, Hollandia, New Guinea, Saipan, and Guam in which the battle lasted a straight fifty nine days and nights. Then on to the Mariana Islands where the ship had fired an unfathomable 24,948 rounds of ammunition.
Then to the Battle of Leyte Gulf considered to be the largest naval battle in U.S. history. The ship withstood multiple attacks from the Special Attack Corps (Kamikazees) which spearheaded the greatest surface engagement of the war. In Okinawa, the Fifth Fleet battled another forty days of the deadly stream of suicide planes, a most vicious struggle in naval history.
Upon returning home, he married his high school sweetheart, Jean (Jeanette Barbara) Bitz of New York City, on March 10, 1945. He worked in his father's restaurant in Yonkers, New York and attended a four year apprenticeship school for painting, paper hanging, mural art and gold leaf work. He was well known throughout Reno as true craftsman and artisan for those he worked for. They moved to Reno, Nevada in September of 1955, where he worked for Solari's and Sons Painting. They bought the old bunkhouse on the Evans Ranch adjacent to the University of Nevada and remodeled it from a 400 square foot wooden shack with no foundation into the family home. It was purchased by the university and just demolished to make way for the new three story seismographic building on Evans Ave. He eventually started his own painting and construction business until he retired in the mid 1990's. He was always busy building and creating something. His hobby was working on the family cabin at Kings Beach. He loved to travel to New York and Florida to visit family and friends.
Dad was the most kind, caring, humble and compassionate man who unconditionally loved his children, family and all those who knew him.
He will be deeply missed.
He was proceeded in death by his parents, Mary and Rinaldo , his sister Ann Aker (Ed), and brothers, Raphael (Marge) and Vincenzo (Paula).
He is survived by his sister, Norma Austin (Bob) of Yonkers, New York.
He is survived by his wife Jean, daughter Janet Fischer (Dr. Mike Fischer) of Gardnerville, Nv.,
son, Dr. Gene Pascucci (Lisa) of Reno, daughter Paula Pascucci of Reno. Grandchildren, Jennifer Hemsath (Scott), Meredith Fischer, Cara Pascucci, Natalia Pascucci, Gino Pascucci, Louis Pascucci, Lyle Smith, Dustin Smith. Great grandchildren, Stephanie Fulstone, and Trevor Hemsath.
The family would like to thank the beautiful people of Vista Care; Maria, Rowena, and Jeanne on dad's last three weeks at home in hospice care.
Cremation was performed and at the request of dad there is no service scheduled at his time.
Published in Reno Gazette-Journal on April 17, 2011
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