Michael Joseph Cimino, US Army Veteran-54, of Port Richey, FL died on June 19, 2013 at his residence.
His military funeral is 2:30 PM, Friday, June 28, 2013 at Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513 with full military honors.
Michael was born on February 5, 1959 to Joseph and Beverly (Hargrove) Cimino in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He moved to the Tampa area upon his fathers’ discharge from the United States Marine Corps. He was a former firefighter/paramedic for Pasco County and most recently worked as a salesman in the real estate field. He was of the Baptist faith and served our nation in the US Army form September 20, 1978 until his honorable discharge on June 19, 1981.
Preceded in death by his mother, Beverly, he is survived by his loving family: sons, Joseph M. Cimino; Jacob Cimino and Joshua Cimino, all of Port Richey and Weeki Wachee, FL; his father, Joseph Cimino of Tampa, FL and a sister, Kimberly Kearney of Tampa, Florida.
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Please accept my deepest sympathies. Mike and I worked at Pasco Fire together and were born on the exact same month, day and year. His family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Howard Knapp
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue
Joe and family, I am so very sorry about Mike. And sorry you have to go through this again. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Mr. Cimino and family, so sorry to hear about Mike’s passing. He certainly helped make me a better, tougher person during some of those Pee Wee football battles. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
So sorry to hear of Mikes passing. We worked together at Pasco Fire Rescue, Sta.11. Mike always lightened things up, in tough times. Family,you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Dear Joe and Kim,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Michael was a great guy who will be missed by all. love Sharon McLain
Knew Mike in high school. Prayers and blessings to the family.
Deepest sympathies to Mike’s boys who were the light of his life. I heard of them often and of course to the rest of the family as well. I missed Mike’s last visit by one day as I was hospitalized but did get a call from him and he was to visit me on Saturday in the nursing home I live in. I was so sorry to find he was not going to make it. RIP.
My only memory was that he was an angry frustrated guy that I met during a paramedic clinical that tried his best to make himself look good at the expense of others. I did my best during the clinicals and did well to further myself, but could not wait to get away from him as he was beyond creepy and rude. I studied hard, made something out of myself and periodically checked in on his downward progress of life. I have told many stories of my encounters with him as I went to work somewhere were he worked as well after his stint at the fire department. My thoughts go out to his family as I am sorry for them as they probably loved him very much and knew him deeper than I did.
I knew Mike from the School years…And if memory serves me well, He was on the football team, Won best dressed and maybe even best looking.
Mike Came from a great,loving family and it showed in him.
Mike was genuinely kind to everyone,He made everyone feel like they were important.
He was truly a shining star!
That’s how I choose to remember Mike.
The last time I spoke to Mike was in 1982.He had just got out of the service (from what I remember)
We had a great conversation!
Whatever happen in the seasons after that does not define him. I believe Mike is a shining star even brighter now!
Although it has been a life time since I have seen him or spoke to him. My memories of him were fond ones. He was a gorgous young man inside and out when I knew him. I was a nerdy, skinny girl, that was not treated so nice in school, and by others, but he treated me with respect and was so sweet to me. He will always be remembered by me as a young sweet and caring young man with a BIG heart. R.I.P. “GOD BLESS YOU” and others who have NO respect for a fellow human being with issues that needed to be addressed and not critized for the choices he made later on in life. Fond memories fill my mind and heart of you my dear friend.
I left something years ago- this guy was a prick- a royal prick. I met him as a student, I was polite and tried to have a student-preceptor working relationship going thru the paramedic program. He was a biggoted, self-centered a-hole. I met him years later at Bayonet Point Hospital when I was a nurse- he was the same, unhumbled by life and did not learn a thing. I am still not sorry for his loss but feel for the family & that is ok right? Not everyone will have fond memories when you are gone-I fall into that category. Well he is gone. see ya