David A Cimino, MD

On Friday, December 29, 2023, David Anthony Cimino, MD, 86 years-old, died peacefully surrounded by family in St. Petersburg, Florida. David was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and beloved member of the Tampa Bay community. He served as a physician and mentor to many. He is irreplaceable and will be missed by those he loved and who loved him in return. His life was marked by service, compassion, professionalism, dedication, and simply an ability to enjoy life.

David is survived by his wife of 64 years, Loretta Haskins Cimino; his daughters, Davanna Cimino and Deena Cimino Agliano, his son, Justen Richard Cimino (Olga); grandchildren John David Agliano, MD (Hallie), William S. Kilgore, Jenna Agliano Sindoni (Alessandro), Desmond C. Kilgore, David M. Kilgore and Nina Rubio; great-grandchildren, Mia Sindoni and Julia Agliano. His son, David A. Cimino, Jr., predeceased him.

David grew up in Tampa. His roots in Tampa’s Ybor City and West Tampa reach back to Alessandria della Rocca, Sicily, where the Cimino family emigrated from at the end of the 19th century. He graduated from Jesuit High School in Tampa, class of 1954. After receiving his Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida in 1959, he went to the University of Florida College of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1963. He served his pediatric internship and residency at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1963-1965, and completed his residency in pediatrics as Chief Resident at the University of Florida in 1966. As a pediatrician David served in the United States Air Force at MacDill Air Force Base from 1966 until 1968 during the height of the Vietnam War.

David practiced pediatric medicine in private practice in Tampa for 20 years. He took the position of Director of Adolescent Medicine at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg Florida in 1988. He was an Affiliate Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, College of Medicine. Later in his career he worked in the Pinellas County Schools to advocate for the establishment and proper staffing of schools clinics until he retired due to the school closures during the Covid pandemic. David received many professional recognitions and awards throughout his 50+ year career in pediatrics.

David was the ultimate family man, a loyal Gator football fan, and the truest lover of life. He and Loretta had a deep love and respect for each other. Their life together was filled with worldwide travel, good food, great wine, and tons of friends and family. David was an exemplary role model of the ideal husband and parent for his children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and wider community. He will be missed very much, yet the warmth and love he leaves behind is his greatest legacy.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to:

Sierra Club https://www.sierraclub.org/

Doctors Without Borders https://events.doctorswithoutborders.org/campaign/In-Memory-of-David-A-Cimino--MD

A gathering for David will be held Sunday, January 21, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park and Funeral Home, 2853 SUNSET POINT RD, CLEARWATER, FL 33759. A service will occur Sunday, January 21, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, 2853 SUNSET POINT RD, CLEARWATER, FL 33759. A committal service will occur Sunday, January 21, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, 2860 SUNSET POINT RD, CLEARWATER, FL 33759.