Peace will finally be with you and we will be left to miss those daily phone calls. We love you.

J and J

to Emil’s family. Jr. was a special person who cared more about the well being of his friends and others than himself. i feel very fortunate to have had such a friend.

Emil was a fine person who had many friends and lived life to the fullest up until the very end. He had a wonderful family and 2 children Amy Verdi and Michael E Verdi who will surely miss him. May God rest his soul. Pat

Emil was a very caring person that we knew for over 50 years. He always made time for others and was always good for keeping others smiling. We will miss him but know he is in a better place.

God Bless you Jr. You were a great friend to us . You always cared about everyone but yourself. We will miss you greatly. You were such a good person, May you rest in peace. We Love You.

I used to deliver the mail to Emil Mother!s house in N Miami. Emil was married to my cousin Linda. Our deepest sympathy to the children and relatives. Emil was a friend to us.

I used to deliver the mail to Emil Mother!s house in N Miami. Emil was married to my cousin . Our deepest sympathy to the children and relatives. Emil was a friend to us.

I feel very fortunate to have reconnected with my father over the past year.I will miss talking to him every Sunday.It comforts me to know that he had so many close friends that deeply cared for him. Dad, you will always be in my heart!I love you! Love,Amy

To all of my dear brother’s friends and our family, I just found this and want to thank you all for the wonderful thoughts and messages. I do want to clear up one thing, Emil was born in Brooklyn, New York not Miami, he was very proud to be from New York. His two children, Michael and Amy, his niece Ann and I are still in a bit of shock as are our entire family and all of his friends. He will be greatly missed by us all. Thank you to all of his family members around this wide country who also have been expressing their love directly to us and here in this guestbook and all who attend the memorial tomorrow we wish we could hug you all personally. God Bless you ALL! Love, Rosanne

My siblings and I had the honor of being related to Jr on both sides of our father’s family Malfitano-PeckioThey began their lives in this country Brooklyn, NY I will always have fond memories of my cool older cousin who was kind and funny. With love from cousins Ellen, Joan, Nick and Jim Peckio

Am sincerely sorry to hear about Emil. Watched him grow into a fine young man. My deepest sympathy to his loved ones.

Pete has been your friend since school he tells of your many ‘adventures’, mine since 1967, and God Father to our eldest son, John. Everything they say about you is true, Jr. You always made sure that you kept in touch and let us know that you loved and cared for us. We are so sad and will miss you. True in your faith and love of God, we know that you are free from pain and hurt and are now basking in His Glory.

My condolences to all the friends and loved ones involved in Emils life. His passing is hard for many of us and I wish everyone a sense of comfort at some point in the future while we heal from this tremendous loss. Emil was my step-dad for 30 plus years. He helped and supported me in so many ways throughout my life. Emil made me feel like he always had my back. We had many good memories along the way and I was blessed to sit and reminisce with him at different times these last few weeks. I will miss Emil terribly but also cherish our friendship always. Words can’t express how thankful I am that God sent him our way. Thank you to all his friends for supporting him through the years and especially Skip for insuring Emils final wishes are met. RIP EPV

I didn’t get to spend as much time as I would have liked with my Uncle Emil but the time I did spend with him has made a lasting impression on my life. Uncle Emil, I love you. You will be deeply missed.

Emil was known to our family as JR or Junior.

He was about 10 years old when he moved next door to us. I was 5 years younger than him. He taught me to drive when I was 14, was like the older brother in high school he always had so many friends and made sure that I got to the church on time in a bad rain storm the day I got married. I have many wonderful memories of him. He was a friend in deed and a friend in need, as all we well know. He will be missed.