By Liz Best
HIGHLAND BEACH — Ferdinand “Ferd” Maggiore, known and loved among family and friends for an engaging sense of humor, his masterful storytelling and a love of all things Italian, died Feb. 4 in Delray Beach after suffering a stroke. He was 84.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Maggiore married Emeline Benassi and lived for many years in Millington, N.J., where he established a construction-consulting firm. He moved to Highland Beach in 1994 following his wife’ s death. He and his wife, Lucia, married in 1996.
Mr. Maggiore was active in the National Italian American Foundation, Il Circolo, the Italian Cultural Club of Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties and was a member of St. Lucy’s Catholic Church. In addition to having a passion for his Italian heritage, Mr. Maggiore also loved the opera and classical music and was well-known for telling amusing anecdotes.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Maggiore is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Anthony and Lisa Maggiore of Norwalk, Conn.; daughters, Mary Ann Maggiore of Fairfax, Calif., Elizabeth Maggiore of Mine Hill, N.J.; and daughters and sons-in-law, Catherine and Michael Walsh of Dunellen, N.J. and Chris and Andy Cocozzella of Darnestown, Md.; 13 grandchildren; and two sisters.
A funeral mass was held Feb. 12. at St. Lucy’s Catholic Church in Highland Beach. Donations in Mr. Maggiore’s memory may be made to Il Circolo Scholarship Fund, PO Box 2166, Palm Beach, FL 33480.
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