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STAMFORD, Conn. -- Augustine Charles Burriesci (Gus) passed away Sunday, Feb. 15. He was 89.
Burriesci was born July 19, 1925, and was one of eight children. He was predeceased by his parents, Charles and Francis (Santacroce) Burriesci; his brothers, Joseph, Joseph (Smitty) and Frank Burriesci; his sisters, Katherine DelVecchio and Katherine Sicilia; and his niece MaryJo Burriesci.
Burriesci worked a total of 60 years between the Stamford Board of Education and the city of Stamford. He was the assistant superintendent of buildings and grounds for the Board of Education and later a consultant with the engineering department of the city of Stamford. He also served in the Navy during World War II on the USS Arkansas.
Burriesci is survived by his wife, Gilda (Giannitti) Burriesci; his children, Linda Burriesci Darling (James) of Stamford, Rita Parenti of Norwalk and Gus Burriesci (Kathy) of Milford. He also leaves his sisters, Jane Marsico and Evelyn (John) Spera; his brothers-in-law, Theodore Giannitti of Stamford and Anthony Giannitti of New Canaan. In addition, he has four grandchildren, James (Jimmy) Darling, Sarah Darling, Anthony Parenti and Carly Burriesci as well as many nephews and nieces.
Relatives and friends may call at the Lacerenza Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 8 Schuyler Ave., Stamford on Friday, Feb. 20, from 4-7 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 37 Schuyler Ave., Stamford. Interment will follow at St. John's Cemetery in Darien.
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