Randy Kent Nicolosi

Randy Kent Nicolosi of Old Coram Road, Shelton, CT, passed away on Friday, July 19 th , 2024, at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford, CT, with his wife and brothers-in-law by his side. He was 63 years old. Many friends and family visited or kept in touch with him during his stays at Yale hospital and Connecticut Hospice.

Born on Friday, July 27 th , 1960, in Hoboken, NJ, Randy was the older brother of Bonnie Lynn Nicolosi. He is predeceased by his parents Raymond and Joan (Janowicz) Nicolosi and his cousin Peter Tritak. Randy is survived by his wife, Marie; sister Bonnie Nicolosi; Aunt Carole Tritak; brothers and sisters-in-law Robert and Patricia
Patusky, Christopher and Kiernan Patusky, and William Patusky; and many aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Randy graduated from Wayne Valley High School in Wayne, NJ in 1978 and then went on to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, where he received both a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering.

Randy began his career as an engineer at IBM in Fishkill, NY, before going on to work at EDO/Barnes Engineering as a Material Scientist designing Infra-Red detectors, which is where he met Marie. At Schick Razor Company, where Randy worked as a Manager and a Research Scientist for 25 years, he had many successes,
including developing the first a-Diamond coating for razor blades, a technology that was essential for the creation and success of Schick's flagship products Quattro TCS and Hydro.

Randy was an intelligent, generous, loving and creative person. He bought thoughtful and unusual gifts for people, sometimes inspiring new interests. Randy easily made friends with people he met along his life’s journey, and he devised fun and eclectic traditions at work and with family. He enjoyed sharing his talents and experiences, and he could tell a good story by drawing upon a deep well of collected anecdotes.

Randy was an avid audiophile, keeping up on the latest in music trends and acquiring new equipment to achieve the best sound, and he owned and shared freely a large and varied CD collection. Many of his friends also benefited from receiving deals when he switched out components, cables, and speakers. His active and curious mind also pursued interests in art, books, movies, magic tricks and numismatics (coin collecting), and he assembled an impressive collection of these items that reflected his and Marie’s shared life perspective.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 655 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252.

A Mass of Christian Burial in Randy’s name will be celebrated on Monday, August 19, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. from St. John XXIII R.C.C., 307 Pine Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252 followed by internment at St. Bertha’s R.C.C. Cemetery, Tuscarora, PA.

Online condolences or a fond memory of Randy can be made to the family by visiting www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com .

Please direct memorial contributions in Randy’s memory to the American Cancer Society or Connecticut Hospice in Branford, CT.