Forlini was born April 27, 1958, in Manhattan to Andreina Garbarino and Hugo Forlini. He graduated from SUNY Farmingdale.
He co-owned Forlini's Restaurant at 93 Baxter St. in New York City with two cousins, owned and operated Saw Mill Cleaners and a dry-cleaning delivery service in Yonkers.
Forlini was an active member of the community, working as a basketball coach at St. Bartholomew School and as a Scout leader for Boy Scout troops in Yonkers.
He was predeceased by his father. He is survived by his mother; his wife, Lisa (nee Draghi); four children, Paul and his fiancée Kristen, Stephen, Nicholas and Jennifer; brothers Aldo and Stephen; and sister Caroline Solano; many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Cub Scout Pack 338 and Boy Scout Troop 5 are welcomed through the Forlini family, 5 Lennon Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701, along with the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer, 1111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, NY 11714.
Flynn Memorial Home in Yonkers handled arrangements.
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