Our aunt, Helen Tomao, was born on May 5th, 1928. She was the 3rd of 4 siblings of her parents, Raffaele Tomao and Concetta Tomao nee Villani.
Aunt Helen grew up in the Melrose section of the Bronx, at 335 E. 148th St. For close to 50 years she worked for Manhattan Life Insurance Company. She was extremely dedicated and thorough.
In 1998 she retired when the company decided to relocate to the Midwest. In 2015 she moved from her apartment in the Wakefield section of the Bronx to Sunrise at Fleetwood assisted living and remained there until shortly before her passing the last day of May this year
She is survived by her five nieces & nephews:
By her older brother, Crescenzo: Cammy and Ray
By her older sister, Jennie: Michael
By her younger brother, Henry: Heidy and Curt
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