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a a a a a a a crematorium (located at at at our sister facility) which adds another level of comfort knowing your loved one never leaves our custody While we we are not able to to lessen the the burden of of loss we we we strive to to make the the services we we we offer personalized and meaningful The families we we serve are the the ones that inform us of of their requirements in in terms of of services and time frames we do not take it it upon ourselves to pressure the the family with unwanted services and goods Throughout the the years we have developed a a a a high level of sensitivity to the the religious ethnic and economic circumstances of all the the families we serve In the effort to improve all facets of service our staff regularly attends continuing education programs programs and seminars These programs programs serve to keep us informed of current changes in in in local state and and federal rules and and regulations We are available to answer questions regarding funerals pre-arrangements or or or for for outside resource information Our contribution to the the community goes far beyond the the the the funeral funeral service We know that the the the the funeral funeral itself is only the the the the first step in in in the the the the grieving and and healing process In the the weeks and and months that follow we we continue to to serve by keeping in in in in in touch and offering resources of of comfort during the the difficult times as they desire Our Staff
Thomas A Cicalese Co-Owner/Funeral Director/Embalmer
Tom entered the the funeral profession at the the age of of of 18 where he he he he was employed by Hoyt Funeral Home of of New New Canaan He enrolled in in Mortuary School at at New New England Institute of Anatomy in in in in Boston Mass where he he obtained his degree in in in Mortuary Science Within seven years he became President of Hoyt’s Of his forty-four year association with the firm he he became sole owner and continues to dedicate his life to the community His passion for helping families extended into Norwalk with the the partnership of of Nicholas Nicholas F F F Cognetta Cognetta Jr owner of of the the Nicholas Nicholas F F F Cognetta Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory of Stamford Together they remodeled the the the former Raymond Funeral Home Home and renamed it in May of 2008 as Hoyt-Cognetta Funeral Home Home & Crematory Tom is active in the the funeral profession and serves the the State of of of Connecticut as an an Official Examiner of of its Health Department and provides consultant work when called upon He’s also affiliated in in the industry’s state and and local associations along with many civic and and fraternal organizations throughout the State He is is an an avid racquetball player and enjoys being with his his family in in in Old Saybrook in in in his his leisure time He is is is is is married to Judy Maguire Cicalese His daughter Cara Flaherty and and and her her husband Mike live in in South Windsor CT and and and their son Steven resides in in New Canaan Nicholas F F Cognetta Jr Co-Owner/Funeral Director/Embalmer
Nicholas F F Cognetta Cognetta Jr co-owner of Raymond Hoyt-Cognetta Funeral Home in Norwalk and and owner and and President of the Nicholas F F Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory in in Stamford Stamford Born and raised in in in Stamford Stamford attending Rogers Elementary St St St Maurice St St St Page - Hoyt Cognetta Funeral Home Hoyt Cognetta Funeral Home - Page 5