Gene DeLuca died on July 5, 2018 in Boynton Beach, FL.  He was born in Paterson, NJ on July 27, 1932 to Carmine DeLuca and Anna (Zollo) DeLuca of Avellino, Italy. Gene served in the United States Air Force for four years during the Korean War and received four medals. He was a loving husband and father.  He enjoyed golfing, taking cruises, spending time with his grandchildren and making everyone laugh.

Gene is survived by his wife of sixty-one years, Rosemary, and their four children:

Michael and his wife Karen, Richard and his wife Katey, Maryann and her husband David , and Vincent and his fiancé Hammeris; plus his 9 grandchildren

Ryan, Kyle, Dalton, Jesse, Sarah, Angelina, Nicholas, Christopher and Eliana, plus 1 great grandchild; Jude.