Benedetto William Daidone's Obituary
Benedetto William Daidone, 75, entered into eternal life January 29, 2011.?áHe was born August 20, 1935 in Queens, New York to the late Paul and Maria (Amico) Daidone.?á?á Ben leaves four children, Benedict, Paul, Christina Egan and Donna Gaynor; four grandchildren, Jesse, Christopher, Sammi, Gary, Nicholas Cooper, Carolyn Cooper-Knobbs, Jerry and Lara Quesada.?áHe is also survived by his former wife Carol Hering of Cape Coral, Florida and her two sons, Kenneth of Fort Myers and Glen of Massachusetts. He also has an adopted family in West Hartford, CT.?áThey are Linda Reilly-Blue and her husband Bruce and their family of 6 boys, KJ, Daquan, Jeremy, ?áNicholas, JayJay and Carlos. He was preceded in death by his former wife of 21 years, Carolyn Monsalvatge.?áHe has 4 step-daughters, Patty, Karen, Susan and Linda and step-grandchildren, Baron, Holly, Nicholas, Carolyn?áand Joshua. He was the sibling of Frances Marotta and Ann Desposito, and the late Sebastian Daidone, Peter Daidone and Eva Amantia.?áHe is also survived by many nieces and nephews. He was a leading advertising agent in NY and Miami with Arvida Corp.?áHe owned and operated his own company called The Art Staff and also Daidone, Angelo and Associates. He was a graduate of Pratt Institute of Brooklyn and graduated with an associate?ÇÖs degree in advertising design.?á His greatest success was the ads he did for home builders throughout the state of Florida and for William J. Levitt and Sons from 1969 to 1976. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cape Coral. His passions were antiques, music, gardening, cooking, collectibles, stamps, coins, football, baseball, comic cards and going to movies. He will be deeply missed by so many that have loved him.
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