Alio Gasbarro
August 9 1933 - August 2 2024
Services:
Celebration of Life
Saturday August 10th 2024 at 11:00 am
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel at St Joseph Cemetery
6440 S High St
Lockbourne
, Ohio 43137
Friends and family are asked to meet at the Chapel
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Obituary
Alio Joseph Gasbarro, age 90 passed away on August 2, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida surrounded by his loving family. Alio immigrated to the United States from Castel di Sangro, Italy as a young boy with his parents, brothers and sister. He was preceded in death by parents, Vincenzo and Josephine (D'Angelo) Gasbarro; sister, Mary (John) Bonfante; brother, Nick; wives, Jean Ann (Henson) and Lynn (Hendley-Murray). Alio is survived by children, Rocky (Dena), Tracie, and Vincent (Sharon); significant other, Diane Bleimes; brother, Geno (Susie); Marilyn and numerous relatives in Italy. Alio was blessed with eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He, along with his father and brothers, built Washington Poultry in Columbus, Ohio and eventually sold out to Kentucky Fried Chicken. He was vice-president of sales and marketing with KFC and preceded to build numerous family businesses. In addition to fighting and beating cancer at the age of 47, he was in the middle of building his dream home "Zappanotte" in Dublin, Ohio which was completed after his three-year battle. He was also the longest living pneumonectomy survivor (removal of a lung). Alio never forgot where he came from and throughout the years traveled frequently to visit his family in Castel di Sangro, Italy. He was one of the founding members of the American Italian Golf Club at Riviera Country Club in Dublin. His passion was golf and playing gin in the Stag Room with his many friends and associates Alio lived life to the fullest; from playing cards with Elvis Presley in Las Vegas to traveling and dining with KFC's Colonel Sanders. He, along with his wife Lynn, owned an art gallery on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 at 11 am at Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel inside St. Joseph Cemetery, 6440 S. High St., Lockbourne, Ohio 43137. Entombment will be for immediate family only. The family is planning a Celebration of Life event at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family would like donations to be made to Palm Beach Hospice and Palliative care by MorseLife, 4847 David S. Mack Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33417.
Contributions
Contributions may be directed to any of the followingCondolences for Alio Gasbarro
From : Nikki Gasbarro
To : Uncle Al
Date: August 5th 2024
I can’t imagine a world without Uncle Al. Thank you for always being there. I will miss you forever. Much love. Hope you win all the gin games with your buddies.
From : Angelica Cain
To : Alio Gasbarro
Date: August 6th 2024
It is with heavy hearts that I write this. Mr. G's kindness, warmth, and gentle spirit made the world a better place. His ability to touch lives with his generosity and genuine care will be dearly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. May you find comfort in the beautiful memories you shared with Mr. G, and may his legacy of love and kindness continue to shine brightly in your hearts. Love you Mr. G!
From : Lisa Lavelle
To : Tracie and the Gasbarro family
Date: August 6th 2024
Sending healing love and prayers to you and your family during this difficult time. After the grief starts to ebb away, you will have so many happy cherished memories.
From : Rosetta Balzano
To : Alio
Date: August 7th 2024
I can't accept that you're gone. You are always alive in my thoughts. The affection that has kept us united will last forever and nobody can replace it.
Although an ocean separated us, no distance could make our bond less strong. You and I were not just cousins, we were like loyal siblings.
We were both hoping to see each other last June, but life decided to surprise us with great pain. I will keep loving your children just like you loved me.
Dear Rocky, Tracie and Vince, I will always care about you and through our bond your father will keep living. Dear Alio, I will always cherish the joyful memories
we've shared during our beautiful trips around Italy, during lunches and dinners where we would laugh, tell each other stories and talk about nostalgia. I can't be there
with you due to distance but I will walk with you through my prayers. I will miss you forever
From : Danila DAmico
To : uncle Alio Gasbarro
Date: August 7th 2024
Dear uncle Alio, I can't believe you are gone. You left a huge void. I've known you since childhood and every time you came to visit us in Italy it was a great joy. You loved my family and they all loved you back. You used to treat me like your own granddaughter. You have always treated each one of us with kindness and I will never forget how caring you were when I spent time with you and the rest of the family in Florida a few years ago. You would always worry that I had been swimming for too long or that I hadn't eaten enough. It was always a joy to receive one of your calls. Although you still remembered numerous italian words, I became your personal interpreter when it came to communicate on the phone with some italian family members. I wish I could still translate for you. Thanks to you I got to meet many of my amazing overseas cousins and all your lovely grandchildren whith whom I bonded immediately as if we had known each other forever. We promise you that we will keep our bond strong and deep in your memory. Thank you for all the love and precious memories. I will miss you forever. Rest in peace
From : Maria Teresa Rosalba and Aida Alvano
To : Alio
Date: August 8th 2024
We will always carry you in our hearts with great affection. We'll always cherish you for the charming, hilarious person that you were, for your kindness and generosity towards us
and for all the entertaining anecdotes you used to tell us. We will never forget you!
Your cousins Maria Teresa, Rosalba e Aida
From : Cenzino DAmico
To : Alio Diane Rocky Tracie and Vince
Date: August 8th 2024
Dear Alio, your departure leaves all of us astonished. I will always remember your good-natured smile, your availability and humbleness at the same time.
You were the image of a lively and dynamic person. We will miss you dearly. We were longing to see you again in Italy this June. You, meanwhile, left for a journey of no return. But to us you are always here,
just like we remember you during your last visit here in Castel di Sangro. We join your loved ones in the same hope to meet again all together one day. Rest in peace. With love,
Cenzino
From : Anna e Paola
To : Alio Gasbarro
Date: August 8th 2024
Dear cousin Elio, we are deeply saddened by your loss, we will never forget the moments spent togheter here in your grandparent's house, you were the best cousin anyone could wish for, we know that you are in a better place now, you will always be in our hearts. All our affection is now with your children Roky, Tracie and Vincet, to whom we offer our deepest condolences, your cousins Anna and Paola.
From : Bob slater
To : Alio gasbarro
Date: August 8th 2024
Dear Alio
you will be greatly missed and always fondly remembered.
Vince, Rocky, and the rest of Alio’s family and friends. My deepest condolences. I was so excited and looking forward to calling him tomorrow and wishing him a happy happy birthday. Great memories of him will always be with me, and I’m sure all of you. God bless.
From : Lina Maria Tony and Sabrina Caruso
To : Alio and family
Date: August 9th 2024
Alio, you were a very special cousin, you were one-of-a-kind. Your wisdom and humour were legendary. We will always remember your lively spirit and kind heart, Alio you meant so much to all of us. Your father was a great man and a loving family anchor. Please accept our most sincere condolences, (From Lina and family, your Canadian cousins)
From : Sharon
To : Burke
Date: August 10th 2024
Alio will always live in my heart as a strong, loving man. He welcomed myself and my son into his beautiful family with open arms. Always kind, charismatic, and a wonderful sense of humor, I treasure every moment spent with him. I am blessed to be part of such an amazing family.
From : Lisa Kondas
To : Gasbarro Family
Date: August 11th 2024
Condolences & love from my family to yours. 💐 🙏
From : Kathy and Christian
To : Alio Gasbarro
Date: August 11th 2024
You were kind and always had a friendly word for us and our pups. Rest in peace dear man.