Mark Allan Riccio
YORKTOWN Mark Allan Riccio, 62, passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. He did so exactly the way he wanted: with dignity, at home, surrounded by the family he loved and who loved him.
Mark was born and grew up in Newburgh, New York. For 30 years, he served in the U.S. Army, from which he retired as a colonel in 2011. His work for his country brought him to, among other places, the DMZ in Korea; Camp Pendleton, California; EUCOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany; and Bagdad, Iraq, during OI and OEF. When he spoke of his deployments, it was always clear that he understood his work to be centered on people, their safety and their ability to find independence and meaning in their lives.