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Bishops join to bless memorial to late Harrison restaurant owner

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Vincenzo Schiano di Cola, brother of Domenico Schiano di Cola, prays with family and friends on Monday during a blessing of the memorial garden dedicated to Domenico Schiano di Cola at Saint Joseph High School in Harrison.
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Pittsburgh Bishop Mark Eckman blesses the Domenico Schiano di Cola memorial garden on Monday at Saint Joseph High School in Harrison.
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Friends and family wait in the Domenico Schiano di Cola memorial garden at Saint Joseph High School on Monday in Harrison, during a blessing of the garden by Bishops Larry Kulick and Mark Eckman.
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Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop Mark Eckman (left) and Diocese of Greensburg Bishop Larry Kulick depart on Monday after a blessing the memorial garden at St. Joseph High School dedicated to Domenico Schiano di Cola.
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Friends and family gather to read the plaque dedicated to Domenico Schiano di Cola on Monday during a blessing of the memorial garden dedicated to him at Saint Joseph High School in Harrison.
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Domenico Schiano di Cola

The garden at St. Joseph High School in Natrona Heights will forever honor one of the school’s graduates.

On Monday, Bishops Mark Eckman of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and Larry Kulick of the Diocese of Greensburg joined to bless the garden in memory of Domenico Schiano di Cola, co-owner of J&S Pizza in Harrison, who died suddenly while on vacation with his family in Italy in 2024.

Schiano di Cola, 29, was extremely popular with customers and the public, known for his kindness, outgoing nature and desire to help others.

He was a 2013 graduate of St. Joseph. He earned a business management degree from Saint Vincent College in 2017 and stepped into an ownership role at J&S Pizza.

The garden at the high school was created to honor Schiano di Cola. In addition, his family started a scholarship fund to benefit St. Joseph students.

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