Luigi Balestrieri, 55 years of age, of Princeton Junction, NJ, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Penn Medicine in Plainsboro, NJ.

Born in Princeton, NJ to Salvatore and Maria Balestrieri, he lived most of his life in Princeton Junction, NJ.

A graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, he received a Bachelor's Degree from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ.

Luigi began his career as a Data Analyst at Bloomberg in Montgomery Township, NJ where he worked for 23 years.  Subsequently, he took over the family business and operated Sal's Shoe Shop, in Princeton Junction, NJ, for the past 5 years.

In his leisure time he enjoyed watching sports, especially the NY J-E-T-S, music, cooking and taking care of his beloved cats, Rusty and Sandy.

Predeceased by his parents, Salvatore and Maria Balestrieri and several aunts, uncles and cousins, he is survived by his sister Cataldina Balestrieri, two Aunts and Uncles Phyllis and Richard Mazzella and Carmela and Antonino Mangone and several cousins.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Paul Parish, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 10AM.  Burial will follow in the family plot in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ.

Visitation will be at St. Paul Parish on Monday, September 9, 2024 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM, prior to the mass.

Donations in his memory to Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation, 663 Thirteenth Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612 by mail or online at myotonic.org are appreciated.