Fox founded Fox's Pizza Den in 1971 and later helped engineers at Carnegie Mellon University develop the first pizza-making robot.

DeMarco was known for taking his own sweet time to make every pizza himself, no matter how long the lines at Di Fara Pizza.

Palese and her husband emigrated to the U.S. from Italy in 1969 and opened a pizzeria known for its stuffed Italian Easter Pie.

Balasco, known to many as Bosco, took care of his pizza business, family, employees and customers for more than 30 years.

Bajalieh was a native of his beloved Birmingham and, along with his brothers, introduced the world to a southern-gourmet pizza called the Soul Pie.

Arthur Galea and his wife, Sharon, founded the pizzeria in 1983, and the company has since grown to seven locations around Michigan.

A close friend described Bimonte as a "big, sweet teddy bear," while a New Haven historian called him "one of the master chefs of the world."

Gus Karageorge and Manny Macancela worked together for more than 30 years at Linwood Pizza before contracting the virus.

Spera started out selling sandwiches and sodas at Sam's Steak House before deciding to give pizza a try in the late 1950s.

Caputo was beloved for his generosity and known to spend a lot of time chatting and sharing drinks with his customers.

Johnny's Pizzeria has been a fixture in Mount Vernon, New York, since Piscopo's grandfather opened the shop in 1942.

As leader of Volpi Foods from 1958 to 2002, Pasetti grew the company into a household name in St. Louis and the Midwest.