Austin N. Sasso, age 84, of Stratford, passed away peacefully, after a brief, unexpected illness on November 18, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Marie J. (Norkawich) Sasso for sixty years. Mr. Sasso was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on July 16, 1932, the son of the late A. Nicholas and Mildred Sasso. He served in the U.S. Navy, retired from AVCO (now Textron) after 34 years, and then worked for H&R Block for 10 years. He volunteered more than 45 years of his time to the Boy Scouts, Troop (177) 76, of Stratford. He predeceased his sisters, Professor Ruth M. Sasso, of Naugatuck, and Margaret Lagasse and husband Normand, of Arizona. He leaves to cherish his memory, his five children, Nancy Sasso Janis, and her former husband John Henry, David Sasso, and wife Marcy, Jeffrey Sasso, and wife Patricia McCay, Mark Sasso, and wife Kim, and Christine Reuther, and husband Daniel. His grandchildren include, Nicholas Henry and his partner Kristin Brickel, Adam and Christian (CJ) Janis, Isabelle and Juliette Sasso, and James, Stephen, and Austin Sasso. He was predeceased by his grandson Jonathan Austin Henry. For more information about Austin's life, and his complete obituary, please check the Stratford Patch. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Austin's passions, which included the Boy Scouts of America, particularly your local troop, the American Cancer Society, and the Stratford Library Association. Calling hours will be Tuesday, November 21, from 4-7 pm at Adzima Funeral Home, 50 Paradise Green Place, Stratford, CT. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, November 22, at 11 a.m., at Our Lady of Grace Church, in Stratford. Burial to follow at St. Lawrence Cemetery, in West Haven.