Italo performed all around the world. He was awarded the Circus Life Time Achievement Award and was inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame.
He is survived by his loving children, Rosabianca McClellan (Buddy), Doady Fornasari (Tosca), Benni Fornasari and Picin Fornasari (Kathy); five cherished grandchildren, Khadijah, Nicolette, Aris, Flavio and Giuliano and great granddaughter, Skarlet Rose Stillman. Italo is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Anita Fornasari.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 pm on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Robert Toale & Sons Funeral Home at Palms Memorial Park, 170 Honore Ave., Sarasota, FL 34232. A funeral mass will begin at 10 am on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at St. Martha Catholic Church, 200 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236. A committal service will follow at Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota, FL.