Daniel J. Patrissi

Daniel J. Patrissi, 84, of Madison, died peacefully at home on Friday, March 18, 2011, with his beloved wife Frances O. (O’Connor) Patrissi by his side. Born in West Hartford to the late Dominic and Antoinette (Ferravanti) Patrissi, Dan lived in Newington for 35 years and Florida for 20 years, before returning to Connecticut 3 years ago. He was predeceased by his brothers Joseph, Francis, and Vito. Dan was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He enlisted when he was 18 and saw action with the 1st armored amphibian battalion throughout the battle for Okinawa in 1945. Dan was a landscaper in and around West Hartford with Patrissi Nursery Center and Landscaping Company for over 30 years. He had a keen interest in horticulture and plant specimens, and a gift for creating beautiful landscapes with the local flora wherever he lived, Connecticut or Florida. Dan enjoyed summers with his family in Maine and after retirement, the sunny beaches and waterways of Florida. Besides his wife of 62 years, Frances, Dan leaves his son, Charles J. Patrissi of Newport, RI, his three daughters and sons in law : Carol and Stephen Tonucci of Colchester, Jane and Louis Poirier of Feeding Hills, MA. and Suzanne and James Vredenburgh of Chapel Hill, NC., his grandchildren: Rachel Tonucci of West Hartford, Lisa Tonucci of San Francisco, CA., Matthew Poirier and his wife Susan of Windham, ME., Courtney Poirier of Feeding Hills, MA., Katelyn, Amanda, and Eric Vredenburgh of Chapel Hill, NC., his great grandchildren: Caroline and William O’Connell and their father Michael of West Hartford, his sister Rose D'Ambrosio of Clinton, his nieces and nephews, and his lifelong friends Bill and Claire McCusker of Newington and William and Nancy Perry of FL. Dan's family would like to thank the nurses in the Cardiac ICU unit of Yale New Haven Hospital and Vitas Home Hospice for their care and support. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Tuesday March 22, 2011from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Swan Funeral Home 825 Boston Post Road Madison, immediately prior to Dan's funeral service which will take place on Tuesday March 22, 2011 at 12 noon at the funeral home. Burial will follow the service in Connecticut State Veterans' Cemetery, 317 Bow Lane, Middletown, CT., with full military honors. Memorial donations in Dan's name may be made to American Heart Association 5 Brookside Dr. P.O. Box 5022 Wallingford Ct. 06492. Please visit www.swanfuneralhomemadison.com to leave an online tribute or condolence.