We need people who can dream things that never were... and people who can build things that inspire new dreams.
-John F. Kennedy
Obituary
Giuseppe Cristiano Medici, The One & ONLY. On July 22nd 1994, a miracle occurred as a LEGEND was born. Sure; all babies are beautiful, but Giuseppe... He was different...He was art! The world shifted on that day; As Lisa and John Medici birthed their third and final child, they knew, life itself would never be the same. With open arms Andrea Bataglia, Nicholas Medici and John Medici welcomed their new baby brother into their lives. The unconditional love each of them shared for Giuseppe throughout his life, taught him everything he needed to know about loyalty, integrity, and compassion. They taught him that it was okay to be yourself, even if that meant being different in a way no one else could understand.. Maybe they didn't know what they were doing at the time; but every time he was included and accepted he felt LOVE- that was enough to mold him into the free spirited, wild by nature, full of energy, goofy, loving, sarcastic person we all knew and loved!
Giuseppe was unapologetically himself; his charismatic personality was something you could only find on TV, an even those are just actors. He never acted, who he was, WAS, who he was- Real and Authentically, HIMSELF! Some people are gifted in such a way that they move you-your soul, anyone & everyone can resonate with them.. but they have not a clue. Giuseppe was that person; he moved the whole world the day he was born and once again on June 19th 2025.
Giuseppe was a son, a brother, a uncle, a nephew, a grandson, a cousin.. but most of all he was a FRIEND and that was something he never took lightly. He always picked up the phone, day or night. He would hop on a train, bus or plane ( as much as he hated to fly) for anyone that he loved. He would kill, borrow and steal, if it meant saving his friends life. In fact he saved A LOT of lives, Giuseppe has seen more than most people see in 100 years. He carried such pain with him; loosing and loosing and loosing again, friend after friend. Anyone would grow numb, he stayed strong because that is who he was and who he wanted to be remembered as. He was strong for every single one of us. He gave away his strength to save us all; so much that he forgot he needed to save himself too.
Giuseppe was a dreamer but not the ordinary dreamer, he actually brought his dreams to life! Giuseppe brought life to everything he did, he brought it into every room he entered and brought it to every person he met on the way. He believed in himself; his mark was to be left and it will be, forever. He was powerful. Ambitious. Skilled. Stubborn but wise, silly but smart. Handsome but never conceited. He was determined and eager to achieve his goals but was eager to help others achieve theirs as well. He was giving, never frugal- he loved to gift others, an he took his time doing so. He wanted to take care of everyone, an if he could have, he would have.
Giuseppe wasn't just an ARTIST, he was ART. Art was his expression, art was his feelings, art was his love language. When Giuseppe had nothing, he had art because that art was in him the whole time. Art was everything he wore and how he picked out the stitching in his clothing, Art was the sticker placement on his car and the way he viewed the world as he drove it. Art was in his food and the way he would decorate his plate before he ate it. Art was the way he did his hair, and tied his shoes after he'd paint them. Art was the way he slept, and the way he would dream. Art was the way he moved his furniture around and organized his markers. Art was the quotes he lived by and the music that got him through each day, art was the advice that he gave when he didnt know what to say, art was the tattoos on his skin and where he placed them, art was the gauges in his ears and the cologne that he would create, art was in his steps and the way he prayed to God, art was the photos that he would take and the memories behind them. Art was his heart an all the places it would take him, art was his reason, art was him, he was art.
Giuseppe was loved beyond belief, a measure that is immeasurable; a measure that even he couldn't believe- His soul can finally rest peacefully now, knowing and believing in all of that love, that love that was there all along.
Giuseppe was never a fan of taking the easy way out..he preferred a more "scenic" view with lots of bumps and twists in the road. His all or nothing approach on life, may have been the reason for his troubles in the eyes of a non believer, but in his eyes it was a chaotic way to force himself to over come outstanding goals. Because of his willpower to achieve greatness, Giuseppe made remarkable accomplishments in his academics. He worked tirelessly to receive his General Equivalency Diploma, studying day in and day out- until he could wear that cap and gown on graduation day. Receiving that diploma was one of his proudest moments. Giuseppe was soon after, accepted into Queensborough Community College, where he studied Graphic Design and Graduated with an Associates Degree. Giuseppe has sold numerous custom art pieces, some sold as high as 7 thousand dollars. Although Giuseppe's time on this earth has been cut shorter than we all had hoped for, wished for and prayed for..The moments we have each shared with him along this journey, have been undeniably some of the best times of each of our lives. He brought tears of laughter to so many of our eyes, with his quick witted sense of humor, his way of breaking silence in the most awkward moments, his cackle and the way he chewed his food or would slurp his drink obnoxiously, the way he made a point to get under your skin because he thought it was HILARIOUS, The voices he would make and faces that went along with them. The way he never filtered his mouth, an didn't believe in sugar coating. Giuseppe was ONE OF A KIND and truly will never be Replaced!
Our hearts ache as we announce the death of our beloved Giuseppe Cristiano Medici- SEEKISM
Born on July 22nd 1994
Died June 19th 2025
Forever In our hearts and soul, we will live for you vigorously !
Funeral Arrangements will be posted soon.
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