Obituaries
Joseph Piscopo Jr. of Johnny’s Pizzeria Passes Away at 49
Joseph Piscopo, Jr., the co-owner of the beloved Johnny’s Pizzeria in Mount Vernon, New York, passed away last week at
Armando Pasetti of Volpi Foods Dies at 96
Armando Pasetti, the longtime leader of St. Louis-based Volpi Foods, died on Christmas Eve at the age of 96, the
Jim Connolly, Owner of 51-Year-Old Pizzeria in Texas, Dies from COVID-19
Jim Connolly, a Plano, Texas pizza legend with a pizzeria that bore his name, died from COVID-19 on December 5
Tom ‘The Dough Doctor’ Lehmann Passes Away from COVID-19
Tom “The Dough Doctor” Lehmann passed away on Saturday, December 12, after a lengthy battle with COVID-19. Recalling Tom’s life
Detroit-Style Pizza Master Shawn Randazzo Passes Away at 44
Shawn Randazzo, the award-winning Detroit-style pizza maker and owner of Detroit Style Pizza Company in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, has passed
Pizza Hut Cofounder Frank Carney Passes Away at 82
Pizza Hut cofounder Frank Carney, a pizza industry pioneer who later became a highly successful Papa John’s franchisee, has died
Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain Dies of Coronavirus
Herman Cain, a 2012 presidential candidate and the former chairman and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza from 1986 to 1996, has
Rosati’s Pizza CEO Rick Rosati Dies at 70
Fredric “Rick” Rosati, CEO of the national pizza restaurant group Rosati’s Pizza, passed away unexpectedly June 15 at the age