Italo Giuliani, 81 of Newark passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Christiana Hospital on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Italo was born in 1940 in Introdacqua, Italy, the son of the late Maria and Nicola Giuliani. In 1957, Italo arrived in the U.S. eight days before his seventeenth birthday with just five dollars in his pocket that his mother had given him. He traveled alone and was seasick most days on his 10-day journey on the Greek Boat Liner Olympia from the port of Naples, Italy to the New York City Harbor. In Wilmington, he started working at an auto body shop sweeping floors and graduated to repairing and refinishing damaged cars. He went on to work in construction as a laborer for James Julian and was promoted to foreman. He left for Chicago to pursue study as an electronic technician at DeVry Tech, working part-time as a night watchman at a lighting fixture company to pay his way. He became a U. S. citizen, graduated in 1963 during an economic recession and enlisted in the U.S. Army to further his education in electronics. He was proud of being an American and went on to serve his country during the Vietnam war. Italo met his beloved wife, Georgina in night school where they were learning to speak English. .They married in 1964 and Italo embraced his wife's Cuban family and culture as his own. He has been lovingly referred to as an honorary Cuban. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army and started working for DuPont soon after. The couple were blessed with two children Jennifer and Michael. He worked for DuPont as an engineer for 36 years and went on to work for Dade-Behring and then Siemens in the same capacity for another ten years. He loved electronics, gaining an appreciation during his early years in school that continued throughout his career. He retired in 2012 after more than 46 years as a staff product engineer in the medical division. Italo was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church and his faith was important to him. He was trilingual, fluent in Italian, Spanish, and English. He had a love for soccer, coached several of his son's Kirkwood Soccer Club teams, and was a proud supporter of the Azzurri, the Italian National Soccer Team. Later in life he met his loving partner Nahir. He and Nahir enjoyed traveling and spending the winters in Miami Beach. He had many interests. He loved old movies, especially westerns and war movies. He was passionate about history, particularly military history. Italo always loved listening to music, especially opera, the Golden Oldies, and Julio Iglesias. He enjoyed gardening and making his own tomato sauce and cooking Italian food. He was a regular exerciser and was fond of going to the gym. Most of all, Italo loved spending quality time with his family and friends. In addition to his parents, Italo was predeceased by his wife Georgina (Miranda) Giuliani in 1993 and his siblings, Filomena DelSignore, Giovanni Giuliani and Albina DeSantis. Italo is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer L. Giuliani and Dr. Nestor Veitia, of West Chester, PA; his son and daughter-in-law, Michael J. Giuliani and Meredith McFadden of Wilmington; his grandchildren, Maya, Evan, Ella and Emery; his brother, Giuseppe Giuliani of Wilmington and his longtime partner, Nahir Loyola and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be private. A memorial celebration of Italo's life will be held at a later time. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in memory of his late wife, 1300 N Grant Ave #100, Wilmington, DE 19806 or www.lls.org Online condolences may be sent to Mealeyfuneralhomes.com