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Obituary: Stephen Zangrillo, 91, Founder of the Darien Sport Shop

By David Gurliacci | July 9, 2015

Stephen F. Zangrillo, 91, who founded the Darien Sport Shop, died Wednesday, July 8, the Darien Times reported. He was born Dec. 26, 1923. Zangrillo opened the store in 1946, just down the street from its current location. The original store had one room and just 400 square feet of space, said his daughter, Gina Zangrillo (now president of the store) in a video on the store’s website.