Tomasa Pilato, 89, died on September 16, 2020, in McComb, MS.  She is survived by her children, Mary Ann (Tommy) Ratcliff of McComb, MS, Marguerite (Lonnie) Braude of Palm Bay, FL, Genevieve (Joe) Siggia of Richmond, VA and Madeline Diaz of Arlington, TX; her grandchildren Daenna Sanfilippo of Arizona, Denise Diaz of Southern California, Nicole (Abhay) Patel of New Orleans, LA, Will (Bonnie) Ratcliff of North Platte, NE, Vincent Siggia of Winston-Salem, NC, Daniel Siggia of Richmond, VA; 5 great-grandchildren, 5 sisters, 4 brothers and their families.

Tomasa (Tomi) was born on December 21 in 1930, the oldest of 16 children in Moca, Puerto Rico.  As a young woman, she moved to New York City to pursue her nursing career.  There she met and married Charles Pilato of Utica, NY.  Tomasa and Charles raised 4 daughters in Long Island, NY.  Tomi was very active in Girl Scouts of America and was awarded Leader of the Year by the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York.

Tomasa retired to Melbourne, Florida, where she volunteered as a Hospice nurse and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Palm Bay, Florida.  Tomasa also enjoyed activities with friends in her Lakewood Village community.

In 2015, Tomasa moved to McComb, MS where she was cared for by her daughter and the loving staff at Aston Court Retirement Community.

A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.