Michael Francis Girimonte

Tinton Falls

Michael Francis Girimonte, on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, after a long illness. Mr. Girimonte proudly served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1965 to 1970 and was recently retired from Bear Stearns & Co., where he was Managing Director since 1984. A resident of Middletown, NJ for 27 years, at the time of his death he was residing at Greenbriar Falls, Tinton Falls, NJ. Loving husband of Francine (nee La Manna), devoted father of Christopher, cherished son-in-law of Josephine La Manna. Also survived by a sister-in-law, Patricia Magliulo; brothers-in-law, Sam La Manna and Edward Magliulo; nieces, Celine Vitale Funk, Kelly Vitale; nephews, Michael Vitale and Billy Funk; and great-nieces, Gabriella and Adriana Vitale and Juliana

Funk. He is predeceased by his loving parents, Catherine and Michael Girimonte and his beloved brother, Dennis.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 at St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church, 50 Hurleys Lane, Lincroft (www.stleothegreat.com). In lieu of flowers, kindly make donations to either the , www.heart.org, 122 E. 42nd St., NYC 10168, or memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (Lymphoma Research), www.mskcc.org, 1275 York Ave., NYC 10065.

Published in Asbury Park Press from November 12 to November 13, 2011