Jerrold (Jerry) Adatto passed away Jan. 20, 2023, after a brief illness. He was 69.
Jerrold Adatto, 69, passed away on Jan. 20.
Born Aug. 24, 1953 in the Bronx, NewYork, he grew up on Long Island and graduated from Stamford High School in 1971, where he was a member of the varsity wrestling team. He attended Arizona State University.
He worked in the family business, a franchisee of Baskin Robbins, in Greenwich, from 1967 through 1994; moving on to the Darien, location until 2015. Most recently he was employed by Shake Shack in Darien as their first hire.
Jerry was truly in his element interacting directly with customers. He prided himself with greeting each patron with a warm smile and a hearty laugh. Jerry’s management style had a lifelong, lasting influence on scores of his former employees, dating back to the 1970s.
Jerry was an AVID sports fan, especially his beloved New York Yankees, New York Islanders and Green Bay Packers. He umpired Little League baseball in Darien for two decades; often pausing the game to offer batting instruction to the players. Hobbies included his weekly poker game with “the Boys” and collecting sports memorabilia.
Jerry is predeceased by his parents, Anne (Cipes) and Louis Adatto, and his brother, Paul Adatto. He is survived by his wife of 25 years Ruth Weinroth; his sister, Fran (Adatto) Sinish; his brother, Michael Adatto; his sister, Rebecca (Adatto) Conover; and multiple loving nieces and nephews who adored him.
Final arrangements were private. Donations can be made in Jerry’s name to the charity of ones choice.
— an obituary from Gallagher Funeral Home, where online condolences may be left