Kenneth Riccio - was born in Jersey City on December 17 ^th 1952 and passed away suddenly on Monday December 21 ^st 2020 of a massive stroke.   He is survived mother Mildred Riccio and was pre-deceased by his father Anthony who passed away on May 10 ^th of this year of lung cancer.  Kenneth also leaves behind a daughter, 2 grandchildren, 4 siblings, 3 nieces, 7 nephews, 2 great nieces and 2 great nephews.  Kenneth was the GM of the family business, Rick's Auto Sales in Jersey City & Bayonne which was later named Rick's Nissan.  He took great pride in following in his grandfather and father's footsteps.  Kenneth was also an outstanding Tennis player who played professionally, gave tennis lessons and was part of The Alpine Tennis Club and The US Tennis Association – Eastern Southern Region.  He was also the hitting partner to Pro Tennis Player Jim Courier.  Kenneth was an avid traveler as well, having visited every one of The Caribbean Islands.

He was an amazing musician during his teen years.  He had a band with his brother Gary, his Uncle David and friend Tommy Lucas called "The Concrete Cloud" which used the Showroom of Rick's Nissan as their practice hall.  They appeared in The Columbus Day Parade where they arrived on a float which worked the crowd up so much you would have thought the Beatles were coming. Kenneth idolized the Beatles; he had a music studio called Studio 9 where he wrote & produced songs of his own and recorded various artists from all over.  Kenneth was an amazing poet who has written hundreds of poems which can easily be found on Facebook and YouTube.  He was also offered a job in England to be an English Professor.  Kenneth was also very proud of his Italian heritage and loved to cook, making his famous homemade Baked Rigatoni & Italian Bread, going out of his way to serve everyone.  He had a huge heart and was always there if and when you needed him.  He will be dearly missed.  Visitation for Kenneth will be held on Sunday January 3 ^rd 2021 from 2-6pm at Migliaccio Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 851 Kennedy Blvd. (at 33 ^rd St.) in Bayonne.  A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:45 am on Monday January 4 ^th at St. Henry's Church in Bayonne with all welcome to gather at the funeral home starting at 9:30am.  He will be laid to rest at Greenwood Cemetery located on Schoolhouse Road in Brielle, NJ.  A repast celebrating Kenneth's life will be held at a later date.  Condolences may also be passed along to the family on Kenneth's obituary page at www.MigliaccioFuneralHome.com.