George Zocco

George was born January 26, 1933 in Hackensack, NJ to Santo and Virginia (Boccino) Zocco. George grew up in Hackensack and entered the Air Force at 19 years old. His first station was in Anchorage Alaska. He met his future bride, Audrey, shortly before leaving for the Air Force and knew she was the one. On his first leave, he traveled (hitched rides & rode the train) across the country to “convince” her to marry him – George’s words. They eloped and were married on June 25, 1953 and started their family in Alaska. They lived many places during George’s time in the Air Force, and they have many great stories of their adventures. A favorite place was their time spent in England.

George loved his family and they spent many years fishing, traveling, & camping. He was very artistic and loved to build model cars and sailboats; he was also an accomplished wood carver, with many beautiful carvings attesting to his talent. He was always the life of the party, had a generous heart, and adored Audrey. He was an Air Force Flight Engineer and Vietnam veteran. He earned several medals throughout his Air Force career, including the Distinguished Flying Cross on July 5, 1971.

George died February 24, 2019 in Sandy, Utah at age 86. George is survived by the love of his life, Audrey Lesquier Zocco; his children, Catherine Zocco DeCaria and Tom (Cari) Zocco; grandchildren, Domenick (Elizabeth) DeCaria, Kristi (Grant) DeCaria-Poliquin, Nick (Rebecca) Zocco, Adam Zocco, Matt Zocco; and great-grandchildren Gabe, Noah and Wells DeCaria.

Our family wishes to thank George’s physicians and nurses during his final years of care: Dr. Kithas and his staff at the VA Hospital, Jamie at Brighton Hospice, and Sweetie and staff at Sandy Health & Rehab Center.

Graveside service will be held on Monday, March 11th, at 11:00 a.m. at Lindquist Memorial Park at Layton, 1867 No. Fairfield Road, Layton, Utah.