Anthony R. Romano of Dunedin, FL and Warren, RI, formerly of Barrington, RI, and Revere, Melrose and Longmeadow, MA, died Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Mease Hospital in FL. He was 89.
Mr. Romano was born in 1929 in Revere, MA, the last of five children to Olympia (Pasquale) and Antonio R. Romano, both of whom immigrated to the US from Italy. He grew up in Revere, assisting his father with the family-owned Romano Hardware Store on Broadway and attended Revere High School. He earned a BA from Middlebury College in VT where he was a member of the DEKE fraternity. He then went on to earn a BS from MIT studying bio-chemistry and civil engineering and did graduate work in structural engineering. He was a registered professional engineer in the state of MA and a member of the MIT alumni council.
He joined the real estate development firm of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes in Boston where among other things he was Project Manager of the Technology Square joint venture in Cambridge. He later became VP of Building Development in Boston which included the development of a 39 story tower at State Street. He also served as a Draftsman in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the General’s Staff, Third Army Headquarters, in Atlanta, GA and received a Good Conduct Medal.
After 11 years with Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, Mr. Romano formed his own real estate development company. He was a principal in the development of the 29 story Bay State West office/retail complex in Springfield, MA. He also was a principal in the purchase of The Foundry mill revitalizing project in Providence, RI. Other projects included apartment complexes in Providence, RI, Columbus and Augusta, GA and Bradenton FL. and senior living projects in Providence, RI and Cheshire, CT. Mr. Romano also invested in several RV parks in FL.
Mr. Romano enjoyed tennis and skiing trips with his family. He enjoyed sailing and was a member of Barrington Yacht Club, racing alongside his son Jim. He was also an avid golfer and a member of the Rhode Island Country Club as well as St. Andrews in Dunedin, FL where he and his family enjoyed many a game. In later life, he enjoyed playing bridge with his friends.
He is pre-deceased by his wife of 51 years, Gloria (Chrystowski) Romano. He is survived by his loving companion, Nancy Oden, his daughter Elizabeth Speed and her husband Rick of Englewood, FL; two sons, Anthony Romano Jr. and his wife Mitzi of Cheshire, CT. and James Romano and his wife Jill of Wenham, MA; his three grandsons Mark, Scott and Christopher, one granddaughter Carolyn, and numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to the Shriner's Hospitals for Children. Curlew FH
Mr. Romano was born in 1929 in Revere, MA, the last of five children to Olympia (Pasquale) and Antonio R. Romano, both of whom immigrated to the US from Italy. He grew up in Revere, assisting his father with the family-owned Romano Hardware Store on Broadway and attended Revere High School. He earned a BA from Middlebury College in VT where he was a member of the DEKE fraternity. He then went on to earn a BS from MIT studying bio-chemistry and civil engineering and did graduate work in structural engineering. He was a registered professional engineer in the state of MA and a member of the MIT alumni council.
He joined the real estate development firm of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes in Boston where among other things he was Project Manager of the Technology Square joint venture in Cambridge. He later became VP of Building Development in Boston which included the development of a 39 story tower at State Street. He also served as a Draftsman in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the General’s Staff, Third Army Headquarters, in Atlanta, GA and received a Good Conduct Medal.
After 11 years with Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, Mr. Romano formed his own real estate development company. He was a principal in the development of the 29 story Bay State West office/retail complex in Springfield, MA. He also was a principal in the purchase of The Foundry mill revitalizing project in Providence, RI. Other projects included apartment complexes in Providence, RI, Columbus and Augusta, GA and Bradenton FL. and senior living projects in Providence, RI and Cheshire, CT. Mr. Romano also invested in several RV parks in FL.
Mr. Romano enjoyed tennis and skiing trips with his family. He enjoyed sailing and was a member of Barrington Yacht Club, racing alongside his son Jim. He was also an avid golfer and a member of the Rhode Island Country Club as well as St. Andrews in Dunedin, FL where he and his family enjoyed many a game. In later life, he enjoyed playing bridge with his friends.
He is pre-deceased by his wife of 51 years, Gloria (Chrystowski) Romano. He is survived by his loving companion, Nancy Oden, his daughter Elizabeth Speed and her husband Rick of Englewood, FL; two sons, Anthony Romano Jr. and his wife Mitzi of Cheshire, CT. and James Romano and his wife Jill of Wenham, MA; his three grandsons Mark, Scott and Christopher, one granddaughter Carolyn, and numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to the Shriner's Hospitals for Children. Curlew FH
Anthony R. Romano of Dunedin, FL and Warren, RI, formerly of Barrington, RI, and Revere, Melrose and Longmeadow, MA, died Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Mease Hospital in FL. He was 89.
Mr. Romano was born in 1929 in Revere, MA, the last of five children to Olympia (Pasquale) and Antonio R. Romano, both of whom immigrated to the US from Italy. He grew up in Revere, assisting his father with the family-owned Romano Hardware Store on Broadway and attended Revere High School. He earned a BA from Middlebury College in VT where he was a member of the DEKE fraternity. He then went on to earn a BS from MIT studying bio-chemistry and civil engineering and did graduate work in structural engineering. He was a registered professional engineer in the state of MA and a member of the MIT alumni council.
He joined the real estate development firm of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes in Boston where among other things he was Project Manager of the Technology Square joint venture in Cambridge. He later became VP of Building Development in Boston which included the development of a 39 story tower at State Street. He also served as a Draftsman in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the General’s Staff, Third Army Headquarters, in Atlanta, GA and received a Good Conduct Medal.
After 11 years with Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, Mr. Romano formed his own real estate development company. He was a principal in the development of the 29 story Bay State West office/retail complex in Springfield, MA. He also was a principal in the purchase of The Foundry mill revitalizing project in Providence, RI. Other projects included apartment complexes in Providence, RI, Columbus and Augusta, GA and Bradenton FL. and senior living projects in Providence, RI and Cheshire, CT. Mr. Romano also invested in several RV parks in FL.
Mr. Romano enjoyed tennis and skiing trips with his family. He enjoyed sailing and was a member of Barrington Yacht Club, racing alongside his son Jim. He was also an avid golfer and a member of the Rhode Island Country Club as well as St. Andrews in Dunedin, FL where he and his family enjoyed many a game. In later life, he enjoyed playing bridge with his friends.
He is pre-deceased by his wife of 51 years, Gloria (Chrystowski) Romano. He is survived by his loving companion, Nancy Oden, his daughter Elizabeth Speed and her husband Rick of Englewood, FL; two sons, Anthony Romano Jr. and his wife Mitzi of Cheshire, CT. and James Romano and his wife Jill of Wenham, MA; his three grandsons Mark, Scott and Christopher, one granddaughter Carolyn, and numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to the Shriner's Hospitals for Children. Curlew FH
Mr. Romano was born in 1929 in Revere, MA, the last of five children to Olympia (Pasquale) and Antonio R. Romano, both of whom immigrated to the US from Italy. He grew up in Revere, assisting his father with the family-owned Romano Hardware Store on Broadway and attended Revere High School. He earned a BA from Middlebury College in VT where he was a member of the DEKE fraternity. He then went on to earn a BS from MIT studying bio-chemistry and civil engineering and did graduate work in structural engineering. He was a registered professional engineer in the state of MA and a member of the MIT alumni council.
He joined the real estate development firm of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes in Boston where among other things he was Project Manager of the Technology Square joint venture in Cambridge. He later became VP of Building Development in Boston which included the development of a 39 story tower at State Street. He also served as a Draftsman in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the General’s Staff, Third Army Headquarters, in Atlanta, GA and received a Good Conduct Medal.
After 11 years with Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, Mr. Romano formed his own real estate development company. He was a principal in the development of the 29 story Bay State West office/retail complex in Springfield, MA. He also was a principal in the purchase of The Foundry mill revitalizing project in Providence, RI. Other projects included apartment complexes in Providence, RI, Columbus and Augusta, GA and Bradenton FL. and senior living projects in Providence, RI and Cheshire, CT. Mr. Romano also invested in several RV parks in FL.
Mr. Romano enjoyed tennis and skiing trips with his family. He enjoyed sailing and was a member of Barrington Yacht Club, racing alongside his son Jim. He was also an avid golfer and a member of the Rhode Island Country Club as well as St. Andrews in Dunedin, FL where he and his family enjoyed many a game. In later life, he enjoyed playing bridge with his friends.
He is pre-deceased by his wife of 51 years, Gloria (Chrystowski) Romano. He is survived by his loving companion, Nancy Oden, his daughter Elizabeth Speed and her husband Rick of Englewood, FL; two sons, Anthony Romano Jr. and his wife Mitzi of Cheshire, CT. and James Romano and his wife Jill of Wenham, MA; his three grandsons Mark, Scott and Christopher, one granddaughter Carolyn, and numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to the Shriner's Hospitals for Children. Curlew FH
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