Domenick Amato, 76, of Hoboken passed away on Friday, November 1st, 2024 at Hoboken University Medical Center.
Domenick was well known in the Hoboken community as the “Ambassador of Eighth Street.” He was often seen on the corner of 8th and Garden Streets telling stories or having a laugh with neighbors and passersby.
Domenick was born on September 9, 1948 to parents Francesco Amato and Carmela Amato (nee Calabrese) in the village of Monte San Giacomo (province of Salerno, Italy). The family immigrated in 1958, settling in Hoboken, NJ, where he lived for the remainder of his life. Soon after arrival in Hoboken he started working with Mike Ferrante on the fruit trucks in Hoboken, which was documented in the book “The Fruit Truck: Recollections of Domenick Amato,” published by the Hoboken Historical Museum. He held a degree in civil engineering from the Rutgers University College of Engineering.
He will be missed especially by his sisters Antonia (Marcotrigiano), Rosina (Romano), Marie (Rubino), Francesca (Fitzpatrick) and Anna and is also survived by his niece Rosa Santoriello and nephews Joseph Marcotrigiano, Joseph Rubino, Gianfranco Rubino and Stephen Rubino; and brothers-in-law Savino Marcotrigiano, Mario Rubino, and Neil Fitzpatrick, as well as numerous cousins in the US and Italy. We know he will also be missed by his many friends and acquaintances from “the corner.”
Domenick was an avid college athletics fan and could often be seen at athletic events at Stevens Institute of Technology or cheering on his beloved Scarlet Knights at a football or basketball game at the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick. He also enjoyed local history and was an active member of the Hoboken Historical Museum.
Visitation will be held at the Failla-McKnight Memorial Home on Thursday, November 7, 2024 beginning at 4 PM and concluding at 8 PM.
The Funeral Mass will be offered at the St Ann’s RC Church on Friday, November 8th, 2024 at 11 AM.
Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum in North Arlington, NJ
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Hoboken Historical Museum.