Balasco, known to many as Bosco, took care of his pizza business, family, employees and customers for more than 30 years.
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Jeffrey Bajalieh of Slice Pizza & Brew Passed Away on Dec. 18
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.
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Arthur Galea, Founder of G’s Pizzeria, Dies at 96
Arthur Galea and his wife, Sharon, founded the pizzeria in 1983, and the company has since grown to seven locations around Michigan.
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Gary Bimonte, Grandson of Frank Pepe, Dies of a Heart Attack
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."
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COVID-19 Claims Lives of Two Employees of the Same Pizzeria
Gus Karageorge and Manny Macancela worked together for more than 30 years at Linwood Pizza before contracting the virus.
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Sam Spera, Founder of Sam’s Pizza Palace, Dies at 92
Spera started out selling sandwiches and sodas at Sam's Steak House before deciding to give pizza a try in the late 1950s.
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Mario Caputo, Owner of Bell’Italia Pizzeria, Dies at 64
Caputo was beloved for his generosity and known to spend a lot of time chatting and sharing drinks with his customers.
Obituaries
Joseph Piscopo Jr. of Johnny’s Pizzeria Passes Away at 49
Johnny's Pizzeria has been a fixture in Mount Vernon, New York, since Piscopo's grandfather opened the shop in 1942.
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Armando Pasetti of Volpi Foods Dies at 96
As leader of Volpi Foods from 1958 to 2002, Pasetti grew the company into a household name in St. Louis and the Midwest.
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Jim Connolly, Owner of 51-Year-Old Pizzeria in Texas, Dies from COVID-19
The founder of Jim's Pizza in McKinney, Texas, Connolly ran the business for more than half a century before turning it over to his son.
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Tom ‘The Dough Doctor’ Lehmann Passes Away from COVID-19
Whether you ever met him or not, if you were a pizzeria operator, Tom Lehmann was your loyal and trusted friend.
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Detroit-Style Pizza Master Shawn Randazzo Passes Away at 44
Randazzo was an evangelist for the Detroit style of pizza and shared his award-winning Detroit Twist recipe with PMQ's readers.