Daniel Labozetta

April 24, 1951 - January 16, 2022

Born April 24, 1951, in Passaic, New Jersey, to the late Rocco Ricardo and Rosalie Barbara (nee Attenello) LaBozetta, in Passaic, New Jersey; died January 16, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Early life spent in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Survived by wife of 49 years, Elizabeth Eugenia “Jean” (nee James); children: Simon (Jenn Bender), Isaac (Tiffany Druggan) and Rachel (Nicholas Tebben); grandchildren: Breyanna Carol, Joshua Spiller, Caitlin Amara and Ilya Anya LaBozetta, and Ethan Rocco Tebben. Brother of Rocke R. LaBozetta and Grace E. Kecmer (Robert); uncle of Kristyna Bonica (Michael), Antony (Jessica) and Amanda LaBozetta. Cousin to many wonderful people, too numerous to mention. Graduated from Fair Lawn High School in 1968; attended the School of Architecture, Design and Planning at Ohio University’s College of Fine Arts in Athens, Ohio, between 1968 and 1972, receiving a B.S. in General Studies, with a major in Architecture. Achieved architectural licensing in Ohio in 1980. Practiced architecture with various Columbus firms between 1972 and 2017, save one year spent working in Philadelphia. Primarily responsible for the design and project administration of many buildings, built and unbuilt, throughout the United States and Europe. As project designer/architect:: OSU Kuhn Honors Center, Columbus Commons (formerly City Center) Parking Facility, Arcade/Pergola Structure (Franklin Park/Ameriflora 92), Penn’s Landing Urban Design Study (Philadelphia), Renovation of Rinascenti Department Store (Venice, Italy), Avondale and Fairmount MedCenters (Cincinnati). As project manager: Columbus Berwick Alternative School and Africentric School, Bicentennial Park (Restaurant and Pavilion at Scioto Mile). Enjoyed reading, bicycle riding, drawing, day trips to pleasant places with his beautiful wife, and spending time with his family. Inurnment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in Nelsonville, Ohio with a memorial gathering set by the family at a later date due to the current Covid virus pandemic.