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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Michael Bonanno, 50 years old, born on November 4, 1961, and passed away on July 31, 2012. We will remember him forever.
November 29, 2023
November 29, 2023
Uncle Michael,

Even though I was only about 16 when you passed I still have such fond memories of you and the person you were. Every time you entered a room it lit up. You were the person that had the ability to brighten someone's day in an instant. My mom always says that we were so much alike which makes the hurt that much worse. You are still in my prayers and thoughts forever and no matter what I will always make sure Isabel is taken care of. I love you so much and I can't wait until the day we meet again.

Your nephew,

Nicholas
August 3, 2023
August 3, 2023
My dear friend,
It’s been 11 years since I got that horrible call. Since then, my life has continued with some ups and downs. I still think of you often and laugh at times we had for a relatively short time. Our old stomping ground is now a park and been the subject of disturbing headlines. I drove past where we grew up and I immediately go back to our days of hot summers and you and I giving clamming a go(lol). Love and miss you Mike always❤️

Dennis
July 31, 2023
July 31, 2023
Dearest Brother, year 2023, 11 long years since you've gone to heaven. There have been bad days and good days but no days that you were not thought of, mentioned and remembered. No one has gotten
"over it", it affected everything but we try each day to live with it. This day will always hurt.
July 31, 2023
July 31, 2023
Mike, Paul and I were discussing all the good times we all enjoyed together... Keep watching over us my friend
Spider
November 4, 2022
November 4, 2022
To my forever friend, I think about how it would be if we could talk and laugh like we used to. Can’t believe it’s been ten years. Been traveling through your adopted home town of Cleveland a few times. But, I won’t root for the Browns. I miss you Mike. Happy Birthday in heaven. Love Dennis
August 6, 2022
August 6, 2022
I have no doubt you know how often your thought off and missed. Your loss even 10 years later is a unmeasurable in any form. Your spirit, since of humor, values and convictions lived within all those who loved you and knew you best.Your absence in this world is difficult at best to comprehend at times and confusing. I would like to believe that most men would hope to leave something behind that they would be remembered for and I can honestly say that you will be remembered for your enthusiasm, loyal, friendship, the ability to make others laugh harder then they could even know and being the conduit for friendships that will last an eternity. 

With Love P
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2022
My Dearest Brother, 10 years ago, an unfillable hole was left in the universe. There were the many then, who knew and loved you. Since then, we, who loved you, have carried your name and memory to so many others. We've filled that hole with them to some degree but I suppose never fully, until our time here on earth is done. It'll never be right with any of us and as we spoke of Saving Private Ryan's movie line "earn this" that's how we must honor you. Living just and honorable lives. Keep watch over us all.
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2022
Michael 10 years ago we lost the uniter.  Always have fond memories.... occasionally running in with you at a job when I was a firefighter in E-218 and you worked in E-216. Then making plans to go out or go on a vacation. You were light speed ahead of us all with humor and sense of adventure, I was just holding on your cape. Love you pal.  Keep an eye on us mere mortals ❤️
Spider ️
November 4, 2021
November 4, 2021
Like always,wishing you were here. I would have Love to celebrate your 60th birthday with you. I will however light a candle for you this evening and do a quiet celebration. You are still missed terribly by many and spoke of finally by all. I am still enjoying the many friendship you helped initiate. 
December 23, 2020
December 23, 2020
I wish you were here to talk to! I miss you so much. Your presence in this life was so enormous that I and so many others talk of you daily. You changed the course of so many people’s lives. 
November 4, 2020
November 4, 2020
Michael I always think of you. You were a special guy who connected so many people together. The great times we had will always stay in my memory. Keep an eye on us buddy love you pal
August 3, 2020
August 3, 2020
To my dearest friend. I know people express to one another that time heals all wounds. Not in this case my friend, I miss you every day. I’m forever telling stories about when we grew up and when after we got older we were still able to maintain our friendship. As I write this with tears in my eyes, it still hurts every day that your gone. God Bless you and will always miss you. Love Dennis
August 1, 2020
August 1, 2020
Dearest Michael, here we are at year 8. At times an eternity since we lost you and at other times, minutes. There are constant reminders of your loss and its affects on all who knew you. We have to hang on to a higher reason you were taken from us, painful as it is. Hoping you are at peace and here in 2020, send some of that peace our way. Your loving brother, Joey
July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020
Mike, I can’t say anything to expresses how much I miss you more than I’ve already said.. I speak of you highly often and think of you almost every day. I’m grateful and indebted to you for the many wonderful friendships I still have that you initiated. Your life lives on amongst so many who cherish the wonderful memories we have with you.
November 4, 2019
November 4, 2019
I easily remember your birthday as if it were my own. I would like to think you had a peaceful day today and perhaps even looked down on those who miss you so much.  
August 1, 2019
August 1, 2019
My dear brother, here we are 7 years later. Many who you've never met have come to know you through me and all who knew you. Your name has been carried with honor to them all. There is honor but always tears, as you are and always will be so sorely missed. I know you could not have realized the impact your loss left us with and wish for you peace and for those who miss you, some semblance of peace without you. With all my love and respect, your brother Joey
July 31, 2019
July 31, 2019
Another year has passed, and without you. I think of you weekly and have finally adapted to being comforted when thinking of the many conversations and exploits we had. I miss you just as much this year and so wish we were together, laughing about the outrageous times we spent together in our youth. 
November 4, 2018
November 4, 2018
Happy Birthday in Heaven Michael!! Watch over all your loved ones. I know their hearts ache and miss you SOOO much. I knew you as a child on Grace Avenue and wish I knew you in my later years and we all kept in touch. But things changed, your family moved away from Grace ave in the Bronx, but that doesn’t matter. We’re all connected in the heart. Rest In Peace!! Love, Lorraine
August 1, 2018
August 1, 2018
Dearest Michael, 
It has been 6 years since you left this world. Although I didn’t know you personally, I knew you. You were a kind gentle soul. I know you’re with the angels and in the arms of your loved ones. May you Rest In Peace.
Love, Lorraine
July 31, 2018
July 31, 2018
Dearest Brother, 6 years....all of us who knew and loved you, our annual and painful reminder of the giant, impossible to fill hole you left in the universe. A tribute yes and reminder of how your life, any life can change so many others. In the moments I can find comfort in your loss, it is that you were unaware just how much and how deeply you were loved or how profoundly it would change our lives. Peace....I still try to find that in a world without you and hope that you are at peace in the loving hands of God and surrounded by those who we've lost before. with, as always, my deepest love and respect, Joey
July 31, 2018
July 31, 2018
Mike,
Tomorrow is a painful reminder for me and others. Memories of our adventures and travels in NYC, Fire Island, Greece, Hamptons, Hunter and your beloved Morro Bay always fill my mind. I cherished the many friendships with people you connected me to, I am so grateful for that and your legacy is kept alive through the conversations we have.
June 8, 2018
June 8, 2018
Michael,
You were so much more than you ever thought. Beautiful, talented,funny, loving, creative, adventurous,caring, and selfless. If only you believed any of that. It is only with your light that I can find my way through life as it is now. Please know that you shine bright in all our lives leading us all to our best life that is only to honor yours..
Love, Bobby
March 11, 2018
March 11, 2018
Mike we met at spring break in fort lauderdale I remember hearing about you and could not wait to meet this FDNY larger then life guy. Well you did not disappoint! As like all other people you met, there was an instant connection and that continued through our careers in the FDNY. So many great memories from the FD to the hamptons to hunter mountain. Hanging with Joe B, Paul T, Joe T, Vaughn M etc etc etc I never expected for us to end our fun together but as life moves on our goals and responsibilities move us in different directions. Being at your wedding with Mike K was a treat and I think of you and your family often. I remember always having the best of times, you made everyone feel special and your ability to connect people together was one of your hallmarks " ya gotta meet this guy spider or paul or vaughn" etc etc etc
Oh fire island where u made the newspaper no surprise... Vail with R Brandt etc it was just an amazing life we led all the while enjoying our careers and running into each other when you were in E 216 and myself in E 218 think we had a few hangovers together.  Anyway Mike I hope you are at peace and watching over your family and friends keep us safe and happy Love you buddy.... Spiderman
November 4, 2017
November 4, 2017
Dearest Michael,

Happy Birthday in Heaven. You are SO missed and loved by all who knew you. I wish we had the chance to meet again after so many years that passed since you moved from the Bronx. I’m blessed I got to know the man you became through Joey. May you Rest In Peace. 
Love,

Lorraine
July 31, 2017
July 31, 2017
My dear brother Michael, 5 years now and still your loss lingers on all who knew you. Our father passed this year. I do hope there is peace in heaven and forgiveness for you both. Us, who remain on earth, try to continue to both mourn your loss and celebrate your life. It has not nor ever will be easy to accept a world without you in it. Yours was a hole not easily filled but we will constantly try to honor your life by living out ours as best we can. Deep love and respect, Joey
November 6, 2016
November 6, 2016
Mike,
I celebrated your birthday quietly to myself. Something completely unexpected took place that day that I'm sure you had a hand in! It was a great day and thank you for watching out for me. 
I think of you everyday!
November 4, 2016
November 4, 2016
Dear Michael,

Happy Birthday in Heaven. May you be celebrating with the heavenly angels. You are always in the heart of those who knew and love you. Rest in Peace. Love, Lorraine
August 2, 2016
August 2, 2016
My Dear Brother Michael, here we are again, 4 years. I don't know if you can comprehend the hold you left in us and the universe....but ou did. As grief gives way to time, it has become a simple missing you and missing sharing our lives with you. We pray for your peace and please pray for ours until we meet again. your loving brother, Joey
August 1, 2016
August 1, 2016
Dear Mike & Family ~ It's hard to believe that it's been 4 years ... You are still in my thoughts and prayers. I think of you fondly every time I'm in Manhattan and see an FDNY truck or FDNY Fire Fighter. You were here and you left your mark all over this town. You are loved and you are missed.
July 31, 2016
July 31, 2016
Dear Michael,

You are truly missed by all who knew and loved you. May you be resting peacefully in the arms of the Angels.

Love, Lorraine
November 4, 2015
November 4, 2015
Dearest Michael, Happy Birthday in Heaven. You are truly missed by all those who love you. I feel I've gotten to know you through your brother Joey. You were a special man with a heart of gold. Rest in Peace. Love, Lorraine
July 31, 2015
July 31, 2015
My Dear Brother and brother Firefighter, Here we are, once again to meet on this terrible date. 3 years and not a day goes by that you are not thought of and that will be with me and all of us, always. Your loss and how we lost you, has left all who knew you with, at times, an unbearable pain. We all hope you have found peace and look down upon us with God and send some peace our way to cope with your loss.
July 31, 2015
July 31, 2015
Dear Michael,

The last time I saw you we were children in the Bronx, but I'm blessed I got to know the wonderful, kind and loving man you had become through your brother Joey. May you Rest In Peace in the arms of the Angels.

Love,

Lorraine Guerriero
November 4, 2014
November 4, 2014
My dear brother Michael, the days pass slowly due to the grief yet again swiftly as time will,since you left us. These "anniversaries" highlight and remind all who loved and knew you, of your terrible passing. I pray there are "birthdays" in heaven and from all of us here among the living, Happy Birthday. Until we meet again, your loving brother, Joey
November 4, 2014
November 4, 2014
Dear Michael,

May you be resting peacefully in the arms of the Angels while they sing you the most beautiful chorus of Happy Birthday. Rest In Peace, Michael. Love Lorraine
November 4, 2014
November 4, 2014
Mike,

Today is your 53rd birthday. I will keep you closer today and reflect on all of our adventures we had together, your life and family The impact you have had on my life is not measureable in any way I know. Your friendship meant the world to me.

Love,

Paul
July 31, 2014
July 31, 2014
My dear Brother and brother Firefighter, this day, each year, for the rest of our lives will mark a point in which my life and the lives of everyone who knew you was to be terribly changed. We all will continue the search for some meaning to your leaving us and although painful, attempt to honor your memory in all we do. Myself and the world continue to miss you every day of our lives. with deep love and respect, your brother, Joey
July 31, 2014
July 31, 2014
Dear Michael, you are now a part of everyone who's life you touched with your love, humor and kindness. You were young, but God measures life not in years but by how much love you gave and your beautiful spirit lives on in the memories and hearts of all that knew you. Although I remember you only as a child in the Bronx, I know of the wonderful man you had become through your brother Joey. I know you are in Gods loving care. RIP Michael
July 31, 2014
July 31, 2014
Michael,
Today brings extra sadness to me and all those who knew you. Your friendship is missed terribly. You and your family are held
In our loving thoughts today as we try to cope with your loss and celebrate your life at the same time.
July 23, 2014
July 23, 2014
Mike ~ It has been a very long time since we last spoke .... I had no idea that the world had lost you, my old friend. You will be missed and remembered fondly by many ~ including me. Your gentle, kind soul touched so many people. God bless you and your family.
August 1, 2013
August 1, 2013
It has been an entire year since you have left this earth. I spent The day with your devoted wife Barbara, your precious Isabelle and your loving sister Donna. We honored your request by spreading your ashes at Morro Bay Rock and know we spoke of you in the highest regards!
You are missed each & everyday. Love Paul & family.
July 31, 2013
July 31, 2013
My best friend, Every day that passes I revert back to our days growing up, not only in our younger years but mostly all the good times we had as we grew older. When we would talk on the phone for hours remembering those times was just as good as living them. I miss you Mike. Go Browns.
March 13, 2013
March 13, 2013
My dear brother, Michael, you were, are and always will be deeply loved and respected by me and all who knew you. No words can properly speak to your loss. I have to believe that your presence on earth and our work at Ground Zero has earned you a permanent place in Gods' loving hands, our departed family, friends and firefighters. I pray that we will be together again one day Love, Joey

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November 29, 2023
November 29, 2023
Uncle Michael,

Even though I was only about 16 when you passed I still have such fond memories of you and the person you were. Every time you entered a room it lit up. You were the person that had the ability to brighten someone's day in an instant. My mom always says that we were so much alike which makes the hurt that much worse. You are still in my prayers and thoughts forever and no matter what I will always make sure Isabel is taken care of. I love you so much and I can't wait until the day we meet again.

Your nephew,

Nicholas
August 3, 2023
August 3, 2023
My dear friend,
It’s been 11 years since I got that horrible call. Since then, my life has continued with some ups and downs. I still think of you often and laugh at times we had for a relatively short time. Our old stomping ground is now a park and been the subject of disturbing headlines. I drove past where we grew up and I immediately go back to our days of hot summers and you and I giving clamming a go(lol). Love and miss you Mike always❤️

Dennis
July 31, 2023
July 31, 2023
Dearest Brother, year 2023, 11 long years since you've gone to heaven. There have been bad days and good days but no days that you were not thought of, mentioned and remembered. No one has gotten
"over it", it affected everything but we try each day to live with it. This day will always hurt.
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November 5, 2022
The void in all our lives has been immeasurable, but yet we have all gone on. Your place in all our memories is held tight because you left this world without knowing the impact you made. You did make a difference in all our lives! I only wish you could have known while you where here. You know now and that is what keeps me going. You are loved forever my brother in heaven. 

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