Nicole Fuentes
Louis L. Giordano, of Medford, died on Dec. 11, 2023, at the age of 77. Services were held in December at St. Joseph the Worker R.C. Church in East Patchogue, and he was buried at the Calverton National Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Antionette Calpalbo Giordano; his daughters, Danielle (Roger) Angrisani, Denise (Rob) Alfano, and Dawn (Kevin) Franzese; his sisters, Gloria Burton and Antionette Krapf; as well as his grandchildren, Roman, Gabriel, Alex, Madison, and Emma.
The Giordanos were married for 55 years. Together, they have owned Giordano’s Collision in Medford since 1995 and owned two other auto collision shops in the surrounding area prior.
After hearing the news of his death, longtime friend and fellow Lion, Chris Bergman, said he received numerous calls and texts messages from friends and family offering condolences for losing his best friend.
“Then, as I looked around the room,” he said during the services, “I can see quite a few folks here today also lost their best friend.”
He was a business owner, past president of the Patchogue Lions Club, and a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy. But he wasn’t just a beloved husband or loving father, friend or businessman; he was a notable figure with a voice in the Patchogue community.
“I used to joke that he would give away more money than I make,” said friend and fellow immediate past president of the Lions Club, Peter Feehan. “Lou was the backbone of the Patchogue Lions Club. He was involved in every fundraiser we ever had.”
Giordano loved his community and displayed that love through his dedicated service with the Lions Club.
Over the last 30 years, Giordano has granted more than 100 scholarships to Patchogue-Medford High School graduates and has sponsored Little League teams.
As a member of the Lions Club, he was one of only 32 Patchogue Lions to receive the Robert J. Uplinger Distinguished Service Award. He was also the first recipient of that award in 2001. At the international level, he received the Melvin Jones Fellowship in 2004 and he also received the Knights of the Blind Recognition.
He was also remembered for donating a car to the St. Charles Hospital for cardiac rehab in 2008, which is still being used today by patients in the Downtown St. Charles program in Port Jefferson.
During his many years in service, among many accolades, he was honored as Man of the Year: by the Patchogue-Medford Youth and Community Services in 2007; he was inducted into the National Business Honor Society by the Patchogue-Medford High School in 2012; and he was awarded the honor of Italian-American of the Year for the Patchogue Village St. Liberata Festival in 2018. He participated in the annual Saint Liberata Italian Festival in Patchogue since he was young, as he was an altar boy at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church growing up.
He also served on the board of directors at the Patchogue Theatre for several years and was instrumental in acquiring the new marquee and sound system.
“These awards and donations are testament to Louis’s commitment to his community and his unwavering generosity,” his obituary reads. “He will always be remembered for his many accomplishments and the positive impact he had on the lives of those around him.”
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