James DiCaprio

06/12/2022

James Ralph DiCaprio, 58, of East Hampton, beloved husband of Linda (Fazzino) DiCaprio passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 12, 2022. Born July 3, 1963 in New Haven to the late James Pasquale and Anna (Bonanno) DiCaprio. James, a graduate of the UCONN School of Engineering, spent his career as an Information Technology Executive, Business Consultant, and mentor to many he worked with. His work spanned from the Healthcare sector to Insurance, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Chemicals, Public Service, and even Higher Education.

He enjoyed the company of family and friends. His passions included cooking Italian dishes, traveling, building sets for the Colchester Community Theatre, fishing and watersports as an avid water skier. He was a communicant of St. Patrick Church in East Hampton and was a 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus and enjoyed volunteering in his community.

Besides his wife Linda, he is survived by his son Matthew Brown of Virginia; two cats: Kiki and Sylvester; three sisters: Donna Bonito of East Hampton,

Janet DiCaprio of West Palm Beach, FL and Lisa DiCaprio of West Haven, as well as his nieces and nephews: Nicole, Amanda, Matthew, Joseph, Melanie, Adam, Leah and Andrew; great-niece Ophelia; goddaughter Melissa; godson Andrew. He was predeceased by his brotherin-law Thomas Bouhamdan.

The family will receive friends at the Spencer Funeral Home, 112 Main St., East Hampton on Friday, July 1, 2022 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Church in East Hampton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his memory to the East Hampton Food Bank. To leave online condolences, please visit www.spencerfuneralhomeinc.com.