Lawrence Monaco Giglio

Giglio, Lawrence Monaco 71, of Tampa, FL passed away peacefully on September 3rd. He was born in Tampa and the son of the late Peter and Rose Giglio. He attended Mac Farlane Park Elementary, West Tampa Jr. High and Jefferson High School. He attended the University of Florida and completed his Pharmacy Degree at Mercer College of Pharmacy in Atlanta, GA., with an internship at Tampa General Hospital. He was the owner of Larry’s Drugs in Forest Hills, Tampa, for over thirty years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 49 years, Rose Marie Longo Giglio. He is also survived by his three wonderful and caring daughters, Lori Lynn Gibson (James Joseph) and their four daughters (Samantha, Alexa, Giovanna and Isabella); Lydia Michelle Sierra and her two children (Olivia and Kevin); Leslie Marie Betts (Marc Alan) and their three daughters (Francesca, Rosalia and Lucia). He will be deeply missed by his brother Peter Giglio (Elizabeth) and brother-in-law Leonard Longo (Jean Carol), his cousins: Susan Talavera, Debbie Jameson, David Hughey and James and Sam Leone. Lawrence had an infectious personality that filled a room with laughter. He loved travel both domestic and foreign with his wife, daughters and grandchildren, especially to Italy and Spain. Lawrence enjoyed going to Las Vegas and spending hours at the “Black Jack” Table playing with his two son-in-laws. He was a Member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and Northside Sertoma. Lawrence enjoyed reading and working on crossword puzzles. He was an avid Tampa Bay Buccaneer supporter, but the one thing he loved the most was spending time with his wife and family at their beach home, RamSea. There he was the President of the Board for thirty years. He enjoyed being part of the growth and improvements during that time. The family will receive guests at St. Lawrence Catholic Church from 10:30 am to 11:00 am on Friday, September 7th. A celebration of his life and mass will be at 11:00 am, with the Rev. Thomas T. Morgan officiating following interment at Myrtle Hill Cemetery. A special thank you to Cindy Oelke and Diane Levesque, his caregivers, who attended to him with love and devotion and also all the PCU and ICU nurses and doctors at Kindred Hospital, Tampa. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Memory of Lawrence Giglio to St. Lawrence Catholic School or Tampa Catholic High School need-based tuition assistance programs. Donations may be sent to St. Lawrence Catholic School, 5225 N. Himes Avenue, Tampa, FL 33614 or Tampa Catholic High School, c/o Advancement Department, 4630 N. Rome Avenue, Tampa, FL 33603. Words of comfort may be expressed at: [email protected]. Funeral arrangements under the care of Gonzalez Funeral Home (813) 931-1833.