Obituary:
John T. Costanzo
John T. Costanzo, resident of Hockessin, DE, quietly passed into heaven from Delaware Hospice in Milford on Friday, March 26, 2010. He was 48 years old.
Born in 1961 to Joseph and Marilyn Costanzo of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, John was the youngest of three children and a special part of a large Bradford area extended family. There he learned to work hard and play hard, excelling in school and athletics. He graduated in 1979 from Bradford Central Christian High School, where among other things, he lettered four years on the Rambler Football Team.
Following a long family tradition, John then moved to South Bend, Indiana to attend the University of Notre Dame, graduating with a bachelors degree in Business Administration in 1983. He flourished under the Dome of Our Lady and cherished his time at ND.
After graduation from Notre Dame, in the footsteps of his Dad, John began a 25 plus-year career in the mortgage industry. Starting at MGIC and ending at Fifth Third Bank, he became a trusted and highly respected expert and true friend to innumerable colleagues and customers.
In 1986 John met his wife, Denise Durso, the daughter of Daniel and Grace Durso of Rehobeth Beach, Delaware. They married in 1987 and moved to the Delaware Valley area where they have remained. The lights of their lives, their beloved twin daughters, Megan and Taylor, arrived in 1992 to complete their family.
John was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer in July, 2008. He accepted a devastating prognosis with exceptional grace and courage and got right back to work. He maintained a rigorous schedule while enduring the treatments for and effects of the disease without resentment or complaint, never asking for anything more than a chance to fight and enjoy his time with his family and friends. His quiet and gentle spirit remains undefeated, living on in all those who loved him. He fought so hard; he earned his rest.
John is survived by his wife, Denise, and daughters Megan and Taylor, brother Joseph and sister-in-law Carol Costanzo of Cary, NC, sister Laura and brother-in-law Greg Davies of Wilmington, nephew Coley Costanzo of Atlanta, GA, niece Erin Costanzo of Indianapolis, IN, niece Alison Costanzo of Cary, NC and nephews Joseph and Patrick Davies of Wilmington.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 31 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Church, 10 Old Church Road, Wilmington, DE. Burial will be immediately after in the Church Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday evening, March 30, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Chandler Funeral Home, 7230 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin DE, 19707.
Memorial contributions can be made to Delaware Hospice Inc., 3515 Silverside Road, Wilmington DE 19810, www.delawarehospice.org or St. Thomas More Preparatory School 133 Thomas More Drive, Magnolia, DE 19962, www.saintmore.org.
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Born in 1961 to Joseph and Marilyn Costanzo of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, John was the youngest of three children and a special part of a large Bradford area extended family. There he learned to work hard and play hard, excelling in school and athletics. He graduated in 1979 from Bradford Central Christian High School, where among other things, he lettered four years on the Rambler Football Team.
Following a long family tradition, John then moved to South Bend, Indiana to attend the University of Notre Dame, graduating with a bachelors degree in Business Administration in 1983. He flourished under the Dome of Our Lady and cherished his time at ND.
After graduation from Notre Dame, in the footsteps of his Dad, John began a 25 plus-year career in the mortgage industry. Starting at MGIC and ending at Fifth Third Bank, he became a trusted and highly respected expert and true friend to innumerable colleagues and customers.
In 1986 John met his wife, Denise Durso, the daughter of Daniel and Grace Durso of Rehobeth Beach, Delaware. They married in 1987 and moved to the Delaware Valley area where they have remained. The lights of their lives, their beloved twin daughters, Megan and Taylor, arrived in 1992 to complete their family.
John was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer in July, 2008. He accepted a devastating prognosis with exceptional grace and courage and got right back to work. He maintained a rigorous schedule while enduring the treatments for and effects of the disease without resentment or complaint, never asking for anything more than a chance to fight and enjoy his time with his family and friends. His quiet and gentle spirit remains undefeated, living on in all those who loved him. He fought so hard; he earned his rest.
John is survived by his wife, Denise, and daughters Megan and Taylor, brother Joseph and sister-in-law Carol Costanzo of Cary, NC, sister Laura and brother-in-law Greg Davies of Wilmington, nephew Coley Costanzo of Atlanta, GA, niece Erin Costanzo of Indianapolis, IN, niece Alison Costanzo of Cary, NC and nephews Joseph and Patrick Davies of Wilmington.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 31 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Church, 10 Old Church Road, Wilmington, DE. Burial will be immediately after in the Church Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday evening, March 30, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Chandler Funeral Home, 7230 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin DE, 19707.
Memorial contributions can be made to Delaware Hospice Inc., 3515 Silverside Road, Wilmington DE 19810, www.delawarehospice.org or St. Thomas More Preparatory School 133 Thomas More Drive, Magnolia, DE 19962, www.saintmore.org.
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