Antonio J. Derienzo

Antonio J. DeRienzo
September 7, 2010

Antonio J. DeRienzo, 17, of Clay, passed away Tuesday at his home. He attended school at Oswego County Boces. Antonio loved swimming and vacationing at Disney with his family.

Antonio is survived by his parents, Mark and Patricia; brother, Corey; two sisters, Amanda and Amber; grandparents, Grace Adams and Walt Adams, Vincent and Luann DeRienzo; three great-grandmothers; several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Services will be Friday 9 a.m. at New Comer Funeral Home, 705 N. Main St, N. Syracuse. Burial will follow at Assumption Cemetery. Calling hours will be Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to Elmcrest Childrens Center/Casey's Place, 960 Saltsprings Rd., Syracuse, NY 13224 or the Make a Wish Foundation of CNY, 5005 Campuswood Dr, E. Syracuse, NY 13057

A Poem

I'll lend you for a little time, a child of mine, He said. For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he is dead. It may be six or seven years, or twenty-two or three. But will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me? He'll bring his charms to gladden you and shall his stay be brief, You'll have his lively memories as solace for your grief. I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return, But there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn. I've looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true, and from the throngs that crowd life's lanes I have selected you. Now will you give him all your love, not think the labor vain, Nor hate me when I come to call to take him back again? I fancied I heard them say, "Dear Lord, Thy child shall bring, The risk of grief we'll run. We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll love him while we may. And for the happiness we've known, will ever grateful stay. But shall the angels call for him much sooner than we planned, We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand."