John P. Palazzo

John P. Palazzo, 85, died peacefully at home in East Hampton on Sunday, July 29, 2018. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, John will be devastatingly missed by his wife, Christine (Emmons) Palazzo, with whom he spent twenty-six happy years of marriage.

Born in Hartford on January 6, 1933, he was a son of the late Michael and Christina (Venditti) Palazzo. John lived in Wethersfield for several years before moving to East Hampton thirty years ago. Soon after the start of the Korean War, he was drafted into the Army and served honorably as a military police officer. Upon his return back home, he co-founded General Paving, which he ran for thirty-five years, and then co-owned and operated Palazzo Construction for another twenty years with his son John.

John lived a life of devoted service to his country, family, and town. He was a charter member of the Wethersfield/Rocky Hill Elks Lodge #2308, as well as a life-time member of the Wethersfield Game Club. In his free time, John loved to make his own wine as well as homemade Italian sausage. He was an avid hunter during the day and had countless wine nights at home with his family and friends. Mostly, John dedicated his life to bringing joy and memories to his beloved family.

Besides his wife, he will be forever remembered by his son, John Palazzo and loving daughter in-law Helen of Rocky Hill; stepdaughters, Kelly Lamb and her husband Ed of Florida and Brenda Trumbull of East Hampton; a daughter Joanne Palazzo of Wethersfield; ten grandchildren, John and his wife Maria, Christopher and his wife Jamie, Nicholas and Nicole Palazzo, John-Michael, Leigh-Ann and Robert Scrivano, Nik and Mackenzie Lamb, and Kyle Trumbull; eight great-grandchildren, Jason, Livia, Gianna, Taylor, Elena, Cody, Sophia and Caden. John was predeceased by his brother, Joseph Palazzo, and sister, Antoinette Costardo.

Funeral services will begin Friday at 9 a.m. from the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Incarnation, 544 Prospect St., Wethersfield. The burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Family and friends may call on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel. There will be a Lodge of Sorrows ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Donations in memory of John may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, 555 Willard Ave., Newington, CT 06111. For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com