Mario J. Leone Sr.

92 years ago, born at home, unwilling to take your first breath, you were plunged into a cold bucket of water, shocked into life. By the age of 3, orphaned, destined to move from foster home to foster home, the cycle you experienced already forming you. You entered the Marines at the age of 18 eventually marrying Florence (Betty) Rice and over the next 10 years you fathered 4 children: Mario, Anne (lifemate Rafael Pinot), Lisa (Spouse Sabrina) and Pamela (lifemate Leon). These four children spent their lives observing, experiencing and retaining the memories of the unforgettable ways you impacted them daily, as you continued the cycle you experienced in your childhood. While each child was unique, each shared the same history….YOU….only their memories differed. As adults, we embarked on our own paths, determined to leave many memories behind, resolved never to repeat them and so the cycle was finally broken. In doing so we found paths to grow in Fearlessness, to seek Kindness, to grow in Compassion and Self-love. Hope, Honesty, Integrity, and Gentleness have been the cornerstones of our adult lives enabling us to form loving and lasting relationships where laughter and respect flourish. As we face this final chapter closing on your life, to say good-bye to you, we have one hope that you will find the Peace that so eluded you here on earth. Funeral Services will be private at the request of the family. Donations may be made in Mario J Leone Sr.'s name to the Society for the Protection and Care of Children (SPCC) Rochester NY 14608