NORTH HAVEN, CT — Firefighter Anthony DeSimone was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant of the North Haven Fire Department by the North Haven Fire Commission at a Special meeting on Monday night. Firefighter DeSimone had been working hard to achieve the rank of Lieutenant and was on the department’s current promotion list after passing both written and assessment center testing.
He continued to sign up for continuing education classes to further prepare himself for a leadership role as a company officer. Fire Chief Januszewski stated, “The elevation of FF DeSimone to the rank was inevitable, he had studied hard and committed himself to furthering his education within the fire service.”
Fire Commission Chairman Pasquale Nuzzolillo stated,” It’s an honor to promote FF DeSimone to the rank of Lieutenant and his family should be proud.” The promotion is effective as of August 28, 2023.
Funeral Service arrangements for friends and family
The visiting hours for Lieutenant DeSimone will be Wednesday, August 30th from 3:00 to 8:00 PM at The Havens Family North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. Family and friends are invited to go directly to St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Therese Church, 555 Middletown Avenue, North Haven on Thursday morning, August 31st at 10:00 to attend a Mass of Christian burial and are also invited to attend the committal service immediately following with full departmental honors in All Saints Cemetery. Please omit flowers and if so desired make contributions to the Anthony A. DeSimone Children’s Education Fund, 33 Sara Circle, North Haven, CT 06473.
Funeral Instructions for Uniformed members
Wake – Uniformed Emergency Service members are asked to assemble in the parking lot of The Havens Family North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue on Wednesday, August 30 by 2:15 PM. Arriving members will line up for a procession to honor Lieutenant DeSimone and his family at 2:30 PM sharp. Order of lineup will be North Haven Fire Department members and other Emergency services, followed by mutual aid partners and uniformed delegations from outside the area. Coordinators will meet arriving members in the lot. Parking will be in the St Barnabas parking lot or across the street in the store lot.
Funeral – Uniformed Emergency Service members are invited to go directly to St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Therese Church, 555 Middletown Avenue, North Haven on Thursday morning, August 31st at 9:30 AM to line up outside and attend a Mass of Christian burial. Parking for the Church services will be in the School parking lot for friends and family and on area side streets for uniformed members. The family has requested that only friends, family, and North Haven Uniformed members attend the grave side services due to space. Following mass, out of town uniformed members are invited to go to 12% Beer Project located at 341 State Street, North Haven, CT 06473 for a post funeral gathering and celebration of life.
Media Instructions
Media wishing to cover the wake are asked to respect the privacy of those attending and park across the street from the Funeral Home in the Bank of America Parking Lot at 35 Washington Ave.
Media looking to cover the church services are asked to set up outside on the grass esplanade in front of St. Theresa School. Do NOT park or set up directly in front of church on the grass as units and members will be lining up there for Fire Department honors and the procession.
The procession is expected to arrive at St Theresa church by 9:45 a.m.
The procession will be coming up Middletown Avenue from Montowese Avenue and parking in the front of the church in the turn around. Interment will be private for family and North Haven Fire Department members. Parking for media units should be on Half Mile Road to keep the parking lot clear for friends and family. A pool camera for services within the church can be arranged with advance to notice Chief Paul Januszewski at the number below.
Media Contact:
Chief Paul Januszewski
203-823-6668
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