Ralph P. Landi

Ralph P. Landi, 70, died suddenly on Monday, June 17, 2024, at home in Kearny, NJ.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Sunday, June 23 from 2 to 6 p.m. The funeral will begin in the funeral home on Monday morning, June 24 at 9:00 a.m. then to St. Stephen’s R.C. Church, Kearny where a 10:00 a.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ.

Born in Kearny, NJ Ralph was a lifelong resident.

Mr. Landi attended Kearny High School and graduated in 1972. He was a three-year starter for the Kearny High School Boys Basketball team and reached the 1,000-point milestone finishing with 1,095 points. This feat was accomplished before the three-point line was introduced to high school basketball. Ralph later became the Freshman Boys Basketball Coach at Kearny High School and was inducted into the Kearny High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

He was employed with the Town of Kearny in the Recreation Department for twenty-five years.   He retired 15 years ago.

He was the Coordinator of the Kearny Pony League and also organized Men’s softball tournaments where the proceeds benefited the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, NJ.

Ralph was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Kearny. He was named Kearny Citizen of the Year in 1998 by the Wilson-Gugelman Post 1302, V.F.W., Kearny.

He is survived by his sister, Mary Ann Grilo and her husband, John, Robert Landi and his wife Linda. Ralph was the beloved uncle of Lyndsay Grilo, John Grilo, Matthew Landi, Michael Landi and his wife, Maria.

He was predeceased by his parents, Ralph M. and Mary Ann (Henry) Landi.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital http://stjude.org or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation http://jdrf.org

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