Obituary of Peter Paul Zangrillo

Peter Paul Zangrillo, of Darien, CT, died Monday, May 26, 2008 at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, CT. He was 86 years of age. Born May 14, 1922 in Darien, CT, he was the son of the late May and Patsy Zangrillo. He was the eldest of five children; brothers Steve and Robert Zangrillo and his sisters Ceil Danna and the late Ann Sherwood. Peter proudly served in the United State Marine Corp from the years 1942 to 1945. He was a member of the 4th Marine Raiders, an elite division in which he was the battle in Guadal Canal, Bouganville, Battle of Guam as well as Okinawa. Peter was involved with golf from a very early age having caddied in his youth at the Wee Burn Country Club in Darien. In 1949, he opened the Darien Golf Range, the first two tiered driving range and miniature golf course of its kind in existence. The business closed in 1980 and its operations were moved up the street to the current location of the Darien Golf Center where he worked with his son Dana for the next 25 years. Even though he was in business for over 50 years, he touched the lives of many, helping others as well as neighboring communities as a whole. Through these actions he derived a great deal of pleasure. He lived the later years of his life with his son Dana and his family in New Canaan, CT and the final years of his life at Waveny Care Center. He is survived by his two sons, Dana and his wife Connie who now live in Redding, CT and Peter and his wife Haylie of Santa Fe, NM; three grandchildren, Emily, Ian and Drew all of Redding as well as his brothers Steve of Darien and Robert of Silvermine and sister Ceil Danna of Darien. He will be missed by many. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. John R. C. Church, 1986 Post Road, Darien on Friday, May 30, 2008 at 10:00 AM. Entombment will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery, Darien. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made on behalf of his three grandchildren to the Redding Boys and Girls Club Lacrosse Program, P. O. Box 333, Redding Ridge, CT 06876. www.lawrencefuneralhome.com Funeral Home: Edward Lawrence Funeral Home 2119 Post Road Darien, CT USA 06820