Long Island's homegrown specialty food chain died of cardiac arrest at his home in Garden City He was 88 and had suffered a stroke in September died of cardiac arrest Sunday at his home in Garden City Italian-inflected gourmet supermarkets in Wantagh that bear his name descend from his parents' Brooklyn pork store Pasquale and Rose Iavarone emigrated from Casavatore Casoria near Naples in 1919 and less than 10 years later opened an Italian pork store Joseph joined his father in the business after serving as a medic in World War II and the store was rechristened Iavarone Bros "That little store was maybe 1,000 square feet," said Iavarone's son "and they sold more sausage than all of our current stores put together We have photographs of the store during the holidays -- they had to put up police barricades outside to handle the crowds." the store sold three types of fresh pork sausage (plain plus some dried sausage and its own cured prosciutto "My uncle Jerry was out with the customers; he was the personality From breaking news to special features and documentaries the NewsdayTV team is covering the issues that matter to you By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy Iavarone was a founding member of the Italian American Pork Association a fraternity of New York area pork stores -- among them A & S and Esposito in Brooklyn Cangiano's on Staten Island -- that convened once a month to share ideas the brothers opened a second store in Middle Village The original Brooklyn store closed and the sausage-making moved to Maspeth "That's when my dad retired," said Joe Jr "We got a sausage-making machine -- it was the only thing that could replace him We named it 'Marco' after Marco Island in Florida where my parents bought a winter home." had three sons who all joined the business specialty groceries and Italian imports as well as more than a dozen varieties of fresh sausage Joseph Iavarone was an active member of the Lion's Club and the Order of Sons of Italy he is survived by nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren The wake will be held at Park Chapels in Garden City Park Tuesday and Wednesday A funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday morning at St Donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or to the American Cancer Society Get more on these and other NewsdayTV stories The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months Michelangelo's art might help deter Italian youths from a life of crime praising the loan of a drawing by the Renaissance master to a school in a rough suburb of Naples it is necessary to awaken the conscience," Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri said "Works by great artists have the capacity to convey emotions especially among the youngest," she added at a Rome news conference unveiling the initiative The red pencil drawing "Study for the Head of Leda" to be loaned to the school by the Casa Buonarroti foundation of Florence will go on display from April 24 to June 2 Casavatore has in recent years seen an upsurge in mafia gang violence in a turf war over the drugs trade in the relatively poor southern city Naples authorities and two cultural organisations are behind the project to lend the sketch of the head of Leda -- a figure from Greek mythology who was raped by Zeus in the form of a swan -- to the school it was drawn as Michelangelo was fighting for freedom and justice," said Casa Buonarroti director Pina Ragionieri which are essential to fighting the mafia" They finally arrive good news on the realization of the metro line 10 in Naples because this important subway will see the light and will be a fundamental connection between the center of Naples and the Afragola high-speed station the Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning and Sustainable Development The government funding that will arrive is substantial: it has already been sent 334 million for the Carlo III - Di Vittorio section there are resources for 7 trains with 37 million euros It is a crucial line because it will unfold like this: The 37 million euros that will arrive for new ones 7 trains concern so-called driverless trains without the driver inside the driver's cab A historical revolution for Naples that will be able to approach the great European cities in this way This project is possible from the collaboration between institutional subjects and public transport companies the government sent substantial funding in a short time There is no information yet on the date on which line 10 will be active For the moment there has been the important announcement and the allocation of government funds but we will continue to follow the story for more information and further updates we earn a commission from qualifying purchases through ticketing links This commission does not entail any additional price for the user.