Steven Richard Tomasi Foundation

Steven Richard Tomasi passed peacefully on April 1st. Steven was a wonderful husband, father, brother, and friend to so many. Steven was the president of A.J. Tomasi Nurseries, Inc.; he had a phenomenal work ethic and enjoyed every minute of his career. As a registered landscape architect, he drew all his plans by hand and had many awards to his credit. The finished product was the gold standard of excellence in his craft. His family will miss his stories and the fun they had together. He loved making his charcuterie boards and homemade gnocchi, showing his pride for his family and Italian heritage, the movies and television of his youth, and all Boston sports. Steven also loved to play senior softball and had many friends on his team.

Steven was the son of Alfred Tomasi and Louise Federico Tomasi, both predeceased. He leaves his wife of thirty-five years, Linda, and his two children, Adam and Ariana. He also leaves his sisters Claudia Lambert, Lydia DiRamio, and Dana Plant, and their spouses, Jerry, Bob, and Al. Steven had one brother, Fredric (Ric; predeceased). Steven had many nieces and nephews that he adored. He had his dear Ohio State friends and local businessmen that he admired and trusted. He also had a deep fondness for his employees at the nursery. His personal friends have been his greatest support over the last eight months of his cancer diagnosis.

Steven generously devoted his time and materials from A.J. Tomasi Nurseries, Inc. to many organizations and charities over the years. Because of this, in lieu of flowers, the Steven Richard Tomasi Foundation has been established. The foundation will be for scholarships for local students pursuing landscape architecture, donations to The Ohio State University, his alma mater, and The American Cancer Society. We will keep him in our hearts every day of our lives, and hope to keep his legacy alive through this fund.