Leonard Paul Maggio

Vernon - Leonard Paul Maggio, age 58, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Born in New York, New York to the late Vincent and Carmela Maggio, he had graduated from Butler High School and had lived in Bloomingdale before moving to Sussex County in 1974. Leonard was a Mason by trade, who owned and operated his own business, Len Maggio, Inc. until 1997 and recently had been working for his son's company, Joe Maggio Properties in Wantage. He was a member of St. Jude The Apostle Church in Hamburg, a former member and past chief (1982) of the Pochuck Valley Volunteer Fire Department, a member of the New Jersey Fireman's Association, a member of the Drifter's Car Club of Sussex County, and was instrumental in the organization of constructing the Vernon P.A.L. Building and donated much of his time towards erecting the structure. Leonard was predeceased by three brothers, Vincent Maggio, Ernest Maggio, and John Maggio and his sister, Concetta Maggio Shimanski. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Jane; his three sons, Leonard Paul Maggio, Jr. of Oklahoma, Joseph Vincent Maggio and and his wife Susan of Wantage, and Michael Ryan Maggio and his wife Joleen of Allentown, PA; his daughter, Lisa Ann Maggio of Vernon; his three brothers, Richard Maggio and his wife Kathy of Florida, Daniel Maggio and his wife Judy of Florida, and George Maggio and his wife Patricia of Bloomingdale; and his three granddaughters, Marisa, Allison, and Angela. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 12:30 p.m. at St. Jude The Apostle Church. Private cremation services will be held at the convenience of the family. Friends may pay their respects to the family on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.. with an 8 p.m. Fireman's Service at the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex. The family requests that memorial donations may be made in Leonard P. Maggio's memory to the St. Jude Building Fund, 4-24 Beaver Run Road, P.O. Box 1, Hamburg, NJ 07419. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.PinkelFuneralHome.net