Obituary for Victor J. Cino

Successful entrepreneur, committed community philanthropist, dedicated church leader, author, animal lover and champion for the underdog: Victor Joseph Cino, 83, of Cresskill, New Jersey, and New York, New York, passed away peacefully, alongside family on July 2, 2022 from complications from Covid and several strokes.
Son of Salvatore and Calogera “Lillian” (Simineria) Cino, Victor grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the fascinating world of 1940’s NYC which he later chronicled in his book “Little Gangster”. Famous for debating new ideas, infectious, extraverted nature and compassion for others, he stood out from the crowd. He received a scholarship from the Boys Club of New York to Northfield Mount Hermon Preparatory School in Massachusetts. His academic success at Preparatory School lead to another scholarship to the prestigious Colgate University where he was a fierce lacrosse player and an All-American soccer player. He then continued his education and received his Master’s degree in English Literature at NYU. Victor applied his passion for people and innovative ideas to become a successful entrepreneur introducing the first private label gas station chain, Pyramid Oil Company, in New Jersey and later became a leader in environmental fuel clean-up. As he slowed down his involvement with the gas stations, he found he wanted to remain active and began a successful real estate career in Manhattan for Halsted, Corcoran and most recently, Douglas Elliman. A deeply religious person, Victor was a longtime parishioner and dedicated lector at Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe on 14th Street. Anyone who knew Victor could expect an annual Christmas reach out, as he served as generous supporter and community leader dedicated to the annual collection of Christmas gifts for the children of the church CCD program. Victor expressed his creative and personal passions co-writing with George Davis, the screenplay, Fatima, as well as authoring the book “Little Gangster” and a portfolio of short stories. He loved to write. Victor was an avid supporter of the “underdog” committed to supporting numerous charities benefiting animals and the poor. During the African Famine of the 1980’s he worked to help coordinate with one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Catholic Relief Services and Jewish World Services to send an airplane to deliver medical supplies to Mozambique. He is predeceased by his 2nd wife Anita Rizzo and siblings Charles Cino, Daniel Cino, Carmela Moskal and his twin, Joseph Cino. He leaves behind his beloved first wife, Helen Krohn Cino, and mother of his children: Michael Cino, Debbie Dennerlein (Kyle) and Tammy Pryor (Greg), his grandchildren: Skylar Dennerlein, Preston Dennerlein, Sydney Pryor and Kaila Pryor, his many nieces and nephews, and his cherished dogs: Sammy and Kuma.
A memorial service will be held at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Closter, NJ on Thursday, July 7th at 11am. In lieu of flowers. we invite you to make a donation to the Boys Club of New York in his honor. https://www.bcny.org/support/donate/.
 

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