Joseph, widely known as Big Joe, was born February 28th, 1964 in the Bronx, New York to Francesco and Concetta Blandino. His family included three younger siblings – Salvatore, Adelina, and Frank. He is an alumnus of Iona Preparatory School class of 1982, and attained his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 1991. Joe’s family lived in the Bronx until they moved to Florida when he was 17 years old. While in Florida, he worked at the family-owned restaurant Expresso Pizzeria, was a part of the Treasure Coast Opera Society, and coached football at John Carrol High School. When he was 23 years old, Joe moved back to the Bronx where he was a well-known photographer and video editor for Martone Brothers’ Photography for over 30 years. In 1992, he married Marie and they had four children – Francesco, Angela, Joseph, and Nicholas. On a regular day, you’d find Joe either at La Casa Del Café enjoying an espresso, at Iona Prep flipping burgers with the Father’s Council, and spending time with his beloved family and friends. Joe had a wonderful heart and the brightest personality in the world. He had a tremendously positive impact on everyone he encountered, and will be dearly missed by all the people he knew.
The services for Joe Blandino will be as follows:
Visitation:
Thursday, March 1, 7 - 9 p.m.
Friday, March 2, 2 - 4 p.m. & 7 - 9 p.m.
John Dormi & Sons Funeral Home
1121 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, N.Y.
Funeral Mass:
Saturday, March 3, 10 a.m.
St. Francis Xavier Church
1703 Lurting Avenue
Bronx, N.Y.
Burial:
St. Raymonds Cemetery
2600 Lafayette Ave
Bronx, NY 10465
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