The Life of Samuel Livieri

 Samuel Livieri

September 3rd, 1932 - July 14th, 2024

Samuel Livieri

 Samuel Livieri died July 14th, 2024 at his home with family after a long battle with cancer. He was 91.

 He was born September 3rd, 1932 in West Haven to Italian-Immigrant parents, Raffaele Livieri and Albina Montesi who originally named him Serafino. He started school knowing only Italian but quickly persevered and became class president for the majority of his high school career. He was known for his determination and strong work-ethic. 

Mr Livieri was a developer and entrepreneur. He was a hard worker, beginning in his teenage years where he would work odd-jobs. After graduating from University of Connecticut, where he played football, he began his career as a home developer and built over 2,000 homes in West Haven and Naugatuck throughout his life. He also founded Apple Oil Company, with his son, Samuel Livieri Jr, in 1980. 

Mr Livieri was an academic and an athlete. He loved literature and could always be found with a newspaper in his hands. He loved to read works by Churchill, Frost, and Lincoln, whose words he strived to live by. He played football through high school and college and played semi-pro until he was 33 for the Waterbury Orbits.

The love of Mr Livieri's life was Nancy Taylor, whom he met in high school when they both were receiving academic awards. They connected through athletics, as Mrs Livieri was a cheerleader for Mr Livieri's high school football team. They shared this passion for sports throughout the entirety of their marriage, playing tennis, golf and skiing. They married in 1957 and had four children. 

Mr Livieri is pre-deceased by his parents and his four siblings, Arthur Livieri, Ida Nicolleli, Mario Livieri, and John Livieri. He is also pre-deceased by two sons, Joesph Livieri (1958) and John Livieri (1960-1978). 

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Livieri, and two children, Samuel Livieri Jr and Sharon Livieri Bloomer Peterson. He is also survived by three grandchildren, Cameron Taylor Bloomer, Catherine Shepard Bloomer and Samantha Alice Livieri. 

Calling hours are July 22nd, 2024 between 4 to 7pm. Services will be held the following day, July 23rd, 2024 at 10:30 am at Assumption Church of Woodbridge. Entombment will directly follow in St. Lawerence Garden Mausoleum. 

In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to be made to the John Livieri Memorial Fund or the Livieri Physical Therapy Professorship at the University of Connecticut Foundation, both which were created by the Livieri's, to honor Mr Livieri's late brother.