Cosmo John Randazzo, 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 16, in Danbury, Connecticut, after a long illness.

Born in the Bronx on October 28, 1936, to Mary and Frank Randazzo, Cosmo spent his early years on Colden Avenue but lived most of his life in the Locust Point section of the Bronx. Cosmo met the love of his life, Amelia “Amy,” on a blind date. Cosmo and Amy married in 1961 and raised three children together. They were blessed to be able to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary together this past April.

Upon graduating from Iona College, Cosmo began a career in real estate but soon left that to enter the family business, Randazzo’s Seafood, on Arthur Avenue. In 1980, along with his brother, Ben, Cosmo purchased Shelter Cove Marina on the Long Island Sound in the Bronx, which they owned and operated until their retirement in 2004. In 2018, Cosmo and Amy moved to Newtown to be closer to their children.

Cosmo was an avid boater and fisherman. His greatest pride and joy was his family. He loved to teach his children and grandchildren to fish for striped bass and to let his grandchildren steer his Grady-White boat while they sat on his lap. However, nothing made him happier than eating Sunday dinner or a holiday meal with his entire family around him.

He is predeceased by his siblings, Anna Rosa, Rose Biancardi, and Ben Randazzo.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his three children and their spouses, Marie and Arthur Cuomo of New City, N.Y., Frank and Valerie Randazzo of Weston, Conn., and Michelle and Peter D’Aprile of Sandy Hook.

Cosmo (aka Papa) will be sorely missed by his seven grandchildren, Riva Rosen and her husband, Max, Alexis Kantor, Isabella Randazzo, Cosmo Randazzo, Sofia Randazzo, Francesca D’Aprile, and Samuel D’Aprile. He also leaves behind one much-adored great-grandchild, Miles Rosen, as well as many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Cosmo on Saturday, May 22, at noon, at St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown. For those who cannot attend the funeral and would like to participate, the Mass will be live streamed at strosechurch.com/live-stream.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Cosmo’s name may be made to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital at stjude.org.

To leave an online condolence, visit honanfh.com.