Loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, son, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, and friend.
Louis Joseph Guido, Jr. passed away peacefully with beautiful memories and prayers shared by family and friends and the support of his family and hospice care team on
May 13, 2020. He was 80 years of age.
Born October 28, 1939 to Florence (Walsh) and Louis J. Guido Sr. and raised in Flushing, Queens, NY, “Lou” proudly and humbly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959, before marrying his childhood sweetheart, Genevieve (Costaldo) and beginning their life together in Norfolk, VA. Upon starting their family, Lou and Gen returned to Flushing and then moved to Port Jefferson and onto Cutchogue, NY (his childhood summer home) near his parents and cousins, where an abundance of memories were made. In 1986, after their children settled into adult life, Lou and Gen moved to Florida and lived in several communities (Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Lakewood Park and Hutchinson Island) over the years. Wherever Lou lived, he welcomed visits from family and friends.
An only child, Lou’s closest connections growing up and into adulthood were his cousins, his Flushing neighborhood friends, and his wife’s siblings and spouses.
Lou had several careers including field service technician for Sears & Roebuck Co., service manager for Long Island Stove, Inc., bus operator for Palm Tran Palm Beach County, and financial secretary of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1577, from which he retired.
Before and during retirement, Lou thoroughly enjoyed boating, fishing, working on home and property improvement projects, cheering on Virginia Tech’s Hokie football team, and spending quality time with his family. He shared his enthusiasm for his interests and his love of the beaches and natural beauty of “hot and sunny” Florida and never missed an opportunity to explore new areas and recruit new neighbors. He had a great sense of humor and enjoyed laughing at his jokes while delivering the punchline.
The past 18 months brought the opportunity for his children, grandchildren and extended family to share in special celebrations and memories with him – 60th wedding anniversary, granddaughter's wedding, the birth of two great grandchildren, 80th birthday, Christmas and New Year's.
Lou leaves behind the love of his life, Genevieve, to whom he was married for 61 years and his 2nd love, Lizzy, whom he rescued 7+ years ago and kept by his side on all his adventures. He will be cherished and remembered as a loving father to Louis J. Guido, III of Blacksburg, VA and Lorraine and Paul Mazzo of Fairfield, CT and a proud grandfather to Raven, Marisa & Kelly and great grandfather to Zuri and Zara. He will be missed by his in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the family will hold a private Christian burial at Mount St. Mary Cemetery, 172-00 Booth Memorial Avenue, Flushing, N.Y. 11365 on June 12th and a memorial mass at a future date. The Quinn Fogarty Funeral Home of Flushing, NY has been entrusted with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, tribute gifts can be made in memory of Louis J. Guido, Jr. to the Semper Fi & America’s fund at https://semperfifund.org/donate/
To share in Lou’s memory, view the tribute movie above located directly under his picture and/or leave a message of remembrance.
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