Gino Aldo Lombardo

Gino Aldo Lombardo, was born in New York City, NY on October 6, 1929. He was the only child of Italian immigrants, Stefano and Alba (Bassanini) Lombardo. The family moved to Bridgewater, NJ in 1934. He attended Green Knoll School in Bridgewater and graduated from Somerville High School in 1948. He then attended RCA Institutes in New York, where he studied radio and television electronics and earned his first class radio license.

His first employment was in Atlantic City at radio station WMID. After a year, he began his first job in television with Dumont Television Network. After the company’s demise, he worked for META, a forerunner of public television. From there, he became chief audio engineer for Videotape Productions Center in New York, a subsidiary of 3M, manufacturer of the newest innovation in TV—videotape. He worked a number of years recording sound in both motion pictures and television in New York. He spent the last twenty-five years doing the sound for live performances of The Metropolitan Opera and Lincoln Center.

Gino married Shirley Foley in May 1959 in Bound Brook, NJ. They lived the majority of their 67 married years together in Edison, NJ and Bedminster, NJ. Gino enjoyed swing and jazz music, World War II history, and watching the American classic: Casablanca.  He and his wife Shirley also enjoyed traveling. In fact, they journeyed across Europe, Asia, North and South America, Central America, New Zealand, Australia, and Northern Africa, and they proudly visited 49 out of the 50 United States.

In his retirement, his love for electronics led him to a hobby of locating, purchasing, and restoring antique jukeboxes. This led to another aligned hobby restoring antique radios. He really enjoyed the hunt and bringing the old relics back to life. He was known for his meticulous attention to detail.

His love of family was unparalleled. He was predeceased by his wife, Shirley (Foley) Lombardo, who passed away in July of this year. He leaves daughter Lisa and her husband Chris and three grandsons: Kieran, Loughlin, and Cameron of Hillsborough, NJ, who affectionately called him "Beau".

A visitation will be held on Friday evening, October 16, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822. An additional visitation period will take place the following morning on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM, immediately followed by the funeral service at Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home at 11:00 AM. Burial will take place at Prospect Hill Cemetery, 69 Capner Street, Flemington, NJ 08822, at 12:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Gino's name may be made to the Pluckemin Medical Equipment Ministry, PO Box 402, Pluckemin, NJ 07978 or by clicking here: https://ppcmem.org/support-us/financial-contributions

Arrangements are under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822. For further information or to send an online condolence, please visit www.holcombefisher.com.