Elmont mourns Joe Carmine Marziotto

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Members of the community made it clear that they would miss him. “When I first was elected to the State Assembly, Joe was one of the first people to come and visit me,” said State Assemblyman Tom Alfano. “He was a regular in Albany. With AARP, the library and anything Elmont, Joe was always there fighting for the community.”
“Joe was the historian of community events in Elmont,” said Tania Lawes, president of the library board. “You could ask Joe something and he would happily give you the answer. He fought for the needs of the library and all its patrons. He will be missed.”
In addition to his work at the library, where he served as board president from 1979 to 1981, Marziotto was active in many Elmont community organizations. He was a member of the Allied Civic Council and the Democratic Club, and chairman of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee for Elmont schools. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Civilian Patrol, and he was a defensive driving instructor for AARP. He was also head usher at St. Vincent de Paul Church, according to his daughter, Linda Marziotto.
Marziotto was retired from TWA, where he worked as a lead aircraft technician at JFK airport for more than 40 years. He was also in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
He lived in Elmont for 48 years. His wife, Helen, died in 2002. They had five children.
Library staff members say they will miss him. “Joe Marziotto was probably one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” said Sheila Seward, administrative assistant at the library. “He was generous to a fault.”
“I’ll never forget him,” said Frank Marino, business consultant for the library. “He was the board president at the time I was hired. It was he who had the foresight to introduce new ideas and ways of controlling costs by hiring me as a consultant. He was tireless in his efforts to fight for what was fair.”
“He was always fair and always had the best interests of the library at heart,” said Carolee Ciulla, librarian in charge. “I knew him from church as well. I’m really going to miss him.”
“He was a wonderful man,” said Connie Thorpe, supervisor of technical processing at the library. “I’ve known him for 29 years. As a matter of fact, he’s the one who got me the job here.”
“Losing him was a big loss for Elmont,” said Joanne Mazzeo, vice president of the library board.