Glenn Anthony Giacomazzi

It is with great sorrow that we announce the peaceful passing of Glenn Giacomazzi on November 19, 2022. Glenn was born in Hanford, California on June 12, 1945, and was proud to be part of a three-generation farming tradition in the Delta View community. Glenn graduated from Hanford High in 1963 then went on to study at Aptos Community College in Santa Cruz, before completing his Business degree at Sacramento State University. After a couple years working as a stock broker in San Francisco, he took a job in Chicago in Marketing and Distribution for the Midwestern Region of E & J Gallo. His intent was to be on a short-term contract and return to California, until he met his wife, Pamela Towers of Chicago, and they had their two girls–Joanna Faith Giacomazzi, in 1975, and Olivia Towers Giacomazzi, in 1976. Chicago then became a second home for Glenn for 25 years, much of which spent working for Sebastiani Vineyards, and building a close community of friends and fellow Chicago sports lovers. It wasn’t until his children went on to college that he returned to his original home in the San Joaquin Valley. In 1995, his entrepreneurial spirit drew him to start a local business, which he maintained for 10 years, driving out to his coastal home every weekend. Beginning in 2010, Glenn got to live his beloved Central California Coast lifestyle to the fullest after settling into Cayucos full time. Glenn’s Cayucos community quickly became a second family for him. He valued it for being a community where, if you saw someone who needed something, you helped. Glenn enjoyed hosting his friends for many Super Bowl parties, Thanksgiving celebrations, and always lively discourse. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the annual 4th of July parade. He would help build the floats, but never wanted to ride in the parade–preferring instead to support his friends from the sidelines. He co-founded Pirate Farms with some of his closest friends and, for 15 years, Glenn loved spending time gardening with them and sharing the harvests with the community. Glenn was a gentle, genuine, modest, caring, and generous man, deeply cherished by his friends and family in each stage of his life. He maintained lifelong friendships and carried each of those relationships with him as he moved away. Above all else, he was an incredible father. A father who was always there with love, acceptance, and guidance. He will be profoundly missed by all who loved him. Glenn is survived by his daughters, Joanna Newman (Australia) and Olivia Giacomazzi (New York City), his younger brother Walter (Palm Springs), nephews and nieces, Jeffrey Keating (Palo Alto), Cyril Keating (Alpharetta, GA), Mary Keating (San Jose), Adam Giacomazzi (Visalia), Megan Reitkirk (Arroyo Grande), Christina Giacomazzi (Seattle), Stephen Giacomazzi (Seattle) and his grandchildren, Sophie, Harry, Angus, and Isabel Newman of Melbourne Australia and Roxanne and Ryan Sadr of New York City. He is preceded in death by his father Steve Giacomazzi, his mother Etta Giacomazzi, his sister Louise Keating (Cupertino), and his brothers, Steven and Charles Giacomazzi. A funeral service will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of Cayucos at 360 Park Ave, on Friday, December 2nd at 11:30 am, with reception to follow at the Sea Shanty. His remains will be laid to rest at sea as was his wish. In lieu of flowers please feel free to make a donation to The SLO Food Bank: www.slofoodbank.org/donate/

Glenn Anthony Giacomazzi

June 12, 1945 - November 19, 2022