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Anthony “Papa” Furino, Jr., 58, of North Haven, passed away peacefully on his birthday, June 11, with his family by his side. Born in New Haven June 11, 1963, he was the son of Theresa LaRosa Furino and the late Anthony “Chick” Furino.

A 1982 North Haven High School graduate, he later attended Southern Connecticut State University. Anthony worked for North Haven Tile and was a manager at Vollero’s and at Check King, New Haven. An avid sports enthusiast, Anthony was a New York Giants fan and an excellent pool player.

He was the brother of Ann Marie Milliard (Rodney) and Cindy Rowe; uncle of Kyle and Stephen Rowe, Kayla Charpentier, and Michael and Eric Milliard; and great-uncle of Jayden Martin and Arianna Rowe.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated June 16 in St. Barnabas Church, North Haven. Interment followed in All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, 260 Cochiturate Road, #200, Framingham, MA 01701 or the National Kidney Foundation, 3000 Whitney Avenue, #121, Hamden, CT 06518. For his online obituary, please visit www.northhavenfuneral.com.