Sessa, Thomas Clement, 84, of Dania Beach passed away Monday, May 2. at his home. A Dania Beach Pioneer who farmed his entire life. Thomas was pre deceased by has wife Gerry, Brother Ralph Sessa and Sister Sophie Steele. He is survived by children; Flo Cancilla, Debbie Rothar, Bill, Diane Savaiko, Paul, Thom Sessa, Laurie DaiZovi, John, Dan Sessa, April, Brother Johnny Sessa & Sister Dolly Cimino; 19 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Friends may visit from 10-11 AM, Saturday May 7th at Lighthouse Community Church, 700 South Federal Highway, Dania Beach, FL 33004. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 am Please come in casual Attire followed by the interment at Dania Memorial Park. The family suggests donations to Samaritan’s Purse at www.samaritanpurse.org
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Jim & Cathy Callahan (Stroudsburg PA US)
May 4, 2011, 12:00 am
So sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Love, Jim & Cathy
Ron and Tammy LeGrand (Denver NC US)
May 4, 2011, 12:00 am
We are praying for you.
Paula McNeill (Valdosta GA US)
May 4, 2011, 12:00 am
I loved my sweet Uncle Tommy and will miss him as I know you all will. He openly loved his big Italian family, esecially his little Gerry. Theirs was a such a wonderful love story and model for the rest of us. I have vivid memoires of Uncle Tommy cooking chicken at Dania Beach shelter when I was a child and of the spaghetti cake his mother, Mrs. Sessa, would make. I’ll also never forget going to the “farm,” playing in the abandoned house there, and hearing stories about Hinta who worked with him. I wished I had gone to market in Miami to see him in his element. What a sweet, kind man who loved the land and his family. I’m happy that I knew him.
Juli Beaugrand LaBonte (Dania Beach, FL FL US)
May 5, 2011, 12:00 am
Prayers for the whole family …lift your hearts to heaven. Your dad is now with our Father, may he rest in peace
Mike Crowley (Davie FL)
May 5, 2011, 12:00 am
On behalf of the Board of Commissioners of Central Broward Water Control District, I send deepest sympathy for the family’s loss.
Mike Crowley
District Manager
Babs Waltz (Tallahassee FL)
May 6, 2011, 12:00 am
I remember all the Fourth of Julys that we celebrated and how Uncle Tommy was always the one barbequing chicken on the grill for hours. When it got dark, out came the sparklers and big buckets of water. I also remember the shows we would put on when the families got together at Grandmother’s, Aunt Buras’ and Uncle Claude’s. He was an amazing man to all who encountered him, truly a blessing to family and friends.
Alan L. Wilkinson (Houston TX US)
May 12, 2011, 12:00 am
The Wilkinson family sends it sincere condolences and love to Tommy and Gerry’s family.
As Art and I discussed, Tommy was such an inspration to us all. The family appreciated Tommy because of his values, his love of family and of course his ‘farmer’ lifestyle/livelyhood, and, always loved the fresh food he and Gerry grew. I never liked brocoli until eating at Tommy and Gerry’s when I was very young. Tommy went out, picked fresh brocoli, Gerry said “eat it”, it was great and I’ve eaten it ever since…..a lot of years since then too.
Flo and family; you are in our thoughts and prayers and we know he is with Gerry and ‘the family.’
With all our love; Edwina, Gwendolyn and Alan