Tena Vallone, known affectionately by her grandchildren, nieces, and nephews as “TeTe,” has peacefully passed away surrounded by family and love. Visitation was on Saturday, March 28, at Farenga Funeral Home on Ditmars Blvd. in Astoria; the Memorial Service on Monday, March 30, at Immaculate Conception R.C. Church. The service was well attended by elected officials, past and present, from all over Queens and across New York State.
Tena was the beloved and devoted wife of Peter F. Vallone, Sr., former Speaker of the New York City Council, a lifetime partnership of 68 years built on enduring love, respect, and a lifetime of shared memories. She was a proud and loving mother to Peter Vallone Jr., Perry Vallone and his wife Mary, and her late son Paul Vallone, and his beloved wife AnnaMarie. She was a cherished and adoring grandmother to Samantha, Matthew, Casey, Nicholas, Caroline, Catena, Lea, and Charles, and a deeply loving great-grandmother to Sophie, Giovanna, and Milo.