Picture above: Myron Floren, Maddalena Belfiore Greco and Mauro Greco.
Just received very sad news from the family of Mauro Greco that Mauro passed away this morning, 29th December 2017. Mauro and Maddalena Belfiore Greco were a huge part of AAA’s history, and will surely be missed by all.
Mary Tokarski
President American Accordionists’ Association
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Family Obituary:
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Mauro C. Greco
Mauro C. Greco Prominent real estate developer and life director in regional and state Builders Association, yacht club member and Kearny resident, 86 Mauro passed away peacefully on Dec. 29, 2017, at the age of 86.
He was born and raised in Kearny, N.J., where he resided his entire life. Mauro graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory High School and Seton Hall University. After graduating, he served in the United States Army.
Mauro was president of Montville Manor Inc. , a real estate development company. His passion for the building industry was one that was well respected. Mauro was a member of the Builders Association of Northern New Jersey, where he served on the board of directors and eventually became president. He received numerous honors and awards from the association commemorating his unwavering service to the building and construction industry and was named as a prestigious life director.
Mauro was also a long-standing member of the New Jersey Builders Association, where he served on numerous committees and earned the status of state life director. Mauro had tremendous focus and dedication managing his real estate holdings.
He was a continuous long-standing member of the Kearny Lions Club and a member of the Atlantis Yacht Club in Monmouth Beach, N.J., where his passion for yachting was well known. He enjoyed spending his summers with friends and family entertaining on his boat.
Through his late wife, Mauro had a passion for the accordion and was an honorary member of the American Accordionists’ Association. He was the loving husband to the late Maddalena Belfiore Greco; cherished father of Nat and his wife, JoAnn, of East Hanover, N.J., and Frank of Hackensack, N.J. He also leaves his adoring grandchildren, Christopher, Adrianna, and Alex, and his companion, Patricia “Patty” McKaig.
Funeral is from the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny, N.J., on Friday at 8:30 a.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Mount Carmel Church in Lyndhurst, N.J., at 10:30 a.m. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday from 3 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Lions Club International Foundation.
Picture below: Mauro Greco at the 2007 Coupe Mondiale, Washington DC, pictured with Faithe Deffner (event organizer).
