Joseph Orlando Lauro, 72, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx following a long illness.
A funeral for Joseph Lauro was held Sunday, April 4.
He leaves his wife of 30 years, Rhoda (Preiss) Lauro; his daughter, Jennifer Scherr and her husband, Max of New York City; his mother, Angelina Lauro of Greenwich; his brother, Brian Lauro and his family of Fairfield.
Born and raised in Greenwich, the son of the late Orlando Lauro and Angelina Lauro, he was a longtime resident of Darien.
After graduating from Greenwich High School in 1961, he attended the University of Connecticut, graduating in 1965 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, serving in the army upon graduation. He met his wife, Rhoda Preiss, at work after his father Orlando hired her to be their company’s bookkeeper, and they married in 1985 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
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— an obituary from Lawrence Funeral Home
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Joe spent his entire career in the garment industry, first with his father and later on starting his own business, Regal Menswear. Joe took great pride in the hard work he put into building his company, as well as the great friends he made around the world along the way. Over the years, he traveled all across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa for work.
Always a spirited business man, Joe served as a volunteer business counselor at the SCORE organization and a consultant for CONNECT Computer in Fairfield after his retirement.
Joe had many interests and hobbies, including golf, reading, spending time outdoors by the water, gardening, enjoying fine food and wine and spending time with his family and many good friends.
A funeral service was held on April 4 at Saint Thomas More Church in Darien followed by a burial at Spring Grove Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Hole in the Wall Gang at holeinthewallgang.org.