Domenick V Di Cintio

August 3, 1928 - August 1, 2021

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Domenick Vincent Di Cintio Jr., known to friends and family as Sonny. He was born on August 3rd, 1928, at home on Post Road in Eastchester, NY, to his parents Domenico and Margherita (Gelormini) Di Cintio. Sonny died peacefully from natural causes in Celebration, Florida two days before his 93rd birthday. Sonny graduated from Eastchester High School where he was voted Best Dancer. He was an avid Yankees and lifelong Frank Sinatra fan and could often be found relaxing in his chair watching baseball or singing along to 'ole Frankie Boy'. He loved to cook and eat, especially for family and friends and enjoyed life's simple pleasures like a good meal with a glass of Merlot in one of his favorite restaurants, big band and old standards music, old movies, feeding his backyard chipmunks, and Sunday drives with his best friend, Hernando Uribe, in search of the best hot dog and Bloody Mary. Sonny owned and operated American Precision Engraving on Grand Street in White Plains, NY, until his retirement at age 85 and was considered the unofficial Mayor of Grand Street by his friends, neighbors, and fellow business owners. Friday evening Happy Hour was popular at his 'shop', aka Sonny's Social Club, and was frequented by a crowd of multinational friends. He also had an amazing green thumb - his shop was more than once mistaken for a florist because of all the plants and flowers in the windows. A lifelong New Yorker, he spent his final two years in Florida to be close to his daughter, Debbie and son-in-law, Paul. He especially enjoyed time spent on their lanai communing with the geckos, heckling golfers, and enjoying the sun while reading the newspaper. He is survived by his four children, Bruce (Ellen), Debbie (Paul Smith), Brian (Denise), and Terri Di Cintio (Chip King); grandchildren Dennis (Kristin), Matthew, and Michael Di Cintio, and Tynisha Siegler, and six great-grandchildren; his sisters Margaret and Jeanne; many nieces and nephews, most notably Judy and Jill Germano, with whom he was especially close; and many wonderful friends. He was predeceased by his first wife, Alice, and second wife, Dorothy; siblings John, Joseph, Victor, Helen, Elizabeth, Marie, and Robert; and grandchildren, Bridgette and Julie Di Cintio. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the family will be holding a memorial service in White Plains, NY at a later date for those who wish to bid Sonny "Peace and Love" (his usual farewell phrase) on his journey. Osceola Memory Gardens of Kissimmee has been entrusted with the arrangements. To leave a message of remembrance, please visit www.osceolamemgds.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=my.donations.makedonation&ein=136089577