Joseph ("Joe") DiLorenzo, 88, passed away Sunday, May 17  ^th  at his home in Boynton Beach, FL after a long series of medical challenges this past year. 

 Born 10/24/1931, in East Harlem, NY, Joe was the third child of Salvatore and Frances and spent his childhood living above and working in his father's fish store. At 16, he and his brother took over the store and apartment, and later went into the wholesale seafood distribution business, working out of NY's Fulton Fish Market. Never content to be far from food or the public, he sold hot dogs part-time long after he had "retired." 

 Joe was a proud Korean War Veteran (US Army, infantry, 1953-55), a recipient of the National Defense Service and Good Conduct medals, an usher at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Boynton Beach, FL,and a Fourth Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus serving St. Thomas More and St. Mark's Catholic Churches, where he led the annual Tootsie Roll drive to support disabled adults through AIM and the Special Olympics. 

 He is survived by his sister Rosalie (b.1924), wife Jo-Ann, of 40 years, his children Sal (Lori), Marie (Joey), Sarene (Larry) and Jeff (Michelle), grandchildren Vincent (Danielle), DeAnna (Gregg), Joseph, Andrew, Stephanie, Nicole, Joseph, Clara, and Lucy, great-grandchildren Giovanni and Alessia, many godchildren and others who called him Grandpa and "Uncle Joe," and his beloved dog Prince ("Papi"). His was preceded in death by his siblings Benedetto ("Benny") (1926-2004) and Catherine (1938-2007), daughter Francine (1958-2019), and first wife Mary(1935-2020). 

 Private services are planned for the immediate family; a memorial mass will be scheduled at a later date. 

 The family is forever indebted to the staff at the Cleveland Clinic and Trustbridge Hospice for their care of Joe, especially over the past year. 

 Donations can be made in his memory to: 

 Trustbridge Hospice 

 5300 East Avenue 

 West Palm Beach, FL 33407 

 https://trustbridgefoundation.org/ways-to-give/donate/ 

 K.O.C. Trinity Council #4839 

 Attn: Grand Knight Norowski 

 (for AIM or Special Olympics) 

 7290 Southport Drive 

 Boynton Beach, FL 33472 

  Miss Me, but Let Me Go  

 When I come to the end of the road, 

 And the sun has set for me, 

 I want no rites in a gloom-filled room. 

 Why cry for a soul set free? 

 Miss me a little, but not too long, 

 And not with your head bowed low. 

 Remember the love we once shared. 

 Miss me, but let me go. 

 For this is the journey we all must take, 

 And each much go it alone. 

 It's all part of the Master's plan - 

 Just a step on the road home. 

 When you are lonely and sick at heart, 

 Go to the friends we know, 

 And bury your sorrow in doing good deeds. 

 Miss me, but let me go!