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Funeral Services Scheduled For Westchester Sales Associate, 26

Funeral services have been scheduled for Joseph "Joey" Comunale, who worked in Westchester as a sales associate and who was the victim of a homicide on Sunday, Nov. 13. He was 26.

Joseph "Joey" Comunale

Joseph "Joey" Comunale

Photo Credit: Lacerenza Funeral Home

He was born in Stamford, Conn., on March 9, 1990, to Patsy and Lisa Comunale of Stamford and worked as a sales associate at Tri-Ed Security Products and Solutions on Executive Boulevard in Elmsford.

Comunale attended Westhill High School and was a member of the state championship baseball team. He also played hockey, which was his true passion.

He graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in legal studies in business. At Hofstra, he was a member of both the club hockey and club baseball teams as well as of the DSP fraternity, where he met several lifelong friends. He was active in Stamford, where he touched hundreds of individuals at the hockey rink, softball field and socializing with his many friends.

He is also survived by his sister Alexa Comunale; grandfather Joseph Comunale; and grandparents Antonio and Grace Pimpinella. Also surviving are his aunts and uncles Portia and Eric Horsa, Sal Comunale, Joseph and Lisa Comunale, Rosa and Dominick DiPreta, and Karen and Tony Uva; and cousins; Erica, Kyle, Lauren, Gianna, Nicholas, Amanda, Nick, Sabrina and Michael. He also leaves behind many friends and extended family members. He was predeceased by his grandmother Marrietta Comunale.

Calling hours were held Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Lacerenza Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 8 Schuyler Ave., Stamford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, at St. Leo's Church, 24 Roxbury Road, Stamford. Entombment will follow at Putnam Cemetery in Greenwich.

To leave a condolence visit www.lacerenzafuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to Hofstra University in his memory.

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