Capt.Donato "Dan" Liuzzi

Portsmouth, RI- Capt Donato "Dan" Liuzzi, USN (ret.) 63, of 366 Windstone, Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died unexpectedly of a broken heart on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 and was greeted in heaven by his bride, Patricia A. (Bennett) Liuzzi.Born in Boston, MA, on 15 September 1948 he was the son of the late Rocco and Margaret (Peletsky) Liuzzi.Dan received a commission in the United States Navy from ROTC at College of the Holy Cross in 1970 and served for 30 years. Among his numerous assignments he commanded the USS Acadia and was as an instructor at the Naval War College before retiring in 2000. He spent his final years after retirement as an instructor for the Surface Warfare Officer School at Naval Station Newport. While he was an avid sailor, Dan loved nothing more than spending time with his two grandsons, enjoyed Boston sports, gardening and fishing.Dan is survived by his daughters Christina Karlsson and her husband Joel of Sweden, Regina Liuzzi and Christopher Stump of Middletown, RI and Maggie Liuzzi-DeMello and her husband Capt. Jared DeMello, US Army of Waynesville, MO, his brothers Robert Liuzzi of Amelia Island, FL and James Liuzzi of Corona, CA. Dan also leaves his grandsons, Beckett and Kelley DeMello as well as his golden retriever Mickey.Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to The Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7295.