We are sad to announce that on March 12, 2023, at the age of 88, Rocco Pallone (Mount Vernon, New York) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was loved and cherished by many people including : his parents, Filippo and Maria; his wife Maria; his siblings, Loretta DiNota and Gaetano; his children, Mary Potenza (Michael) and Philip (Diane); and his grandchildren, Regina, Natalia, Maria Potenza, William Rocco, Cara and Jack Pallone.

Educating others was his lifelong passion and Professor Pallone remained an active educator well after his formal retirement from Fordham, teaching classes at Westchester Community College and tutoring students on a regular basis, including throughout the pandemic which required him to learn to teach through video chats well into his 80s.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Enrico Fermi Educational Foundation to support scholarships to students of Italian descent in Westchester. Donations can be made payable to Enrico Fermi Educational Fund of Yonkers with the memo: In Memory of Rocco Pallone.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Yannantuono Burr Davis Sharpe Funeral Home

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March 17, 2023

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“In loving memory of Rocco Pallone, With deepest sympathies. The De Simones”

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March 14, 2023

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“Dear Maria, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this very difficult time. May God take Rocco into his loving arms and welcome him into heaven. Biagio and Janine Santangelo Anthony and Janice Ferrante Ronald Cataldo”

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March 24, 2023

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“Professor Pallone will always be remembered by those who had the good fortune to meet him and to be his student. He was a dignified man who treated all with kindness. May he rest in peace and peace to his family.”

March 17, 2023

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“Our deepest condolences to Maria Pallone, Mary and Philip and family for the loss of your dear husband, father and grandfather . Rocco was a very dear friend and colleague of mine. I had the pleasure of knowing Rocco for over 55 years . He was a very hard working and generous person, very dedicated to his family and to his profession. His love and commitment to the teaching and promotion of the Italian language was superb. We will certainly miss him. Carlo and Emilia Sclafani , Dina and Sandra”