Joseph Giaquinto
Joseph Giaquinto, 87, entered the gates of heaven Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Cape Coral. He was born Dec. 20, 1921, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Alphonso and Maria M. (nee: Cesare) Giaquinto.
He served honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II, and then continued with the U.S. Postal Service.
He was instrumental in starting Little League in Cape Coral in 1970 and was the first president. He also managed a team for many years and won the first league championship.
He will be missed.
He is survived by his loving wife, Anna; sons, Joseph Jr. and John; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew Catholic Church. Family will receive friends from 9:30-11 a.m. at Fuller Cape Coral Funeral Home, 3740 Del Prado Blvd.
Arrangements by Fuller Cape Coral Funeral Home-Cremation Service.