Otto Marcolini, Princeton native, passed silently into history on Friday , March 30, 2018. Otto was the only son of Lucia and Luigi of Princeton and had four sisters: Laura, Anna, Monica .

Otto Marcolini was a self-made man, interested in just about everything under the sun; a high school graduate who self-educated after entering the workforce. He worked in the trades and construction for forty five years and belonged to the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 5. He was a lifelong member in the AFL/CIO Bricklayers National Union, and worked on most of the major Public & Private buildings in Mercer County. They included many buildings at Princeton University, buildings at ETS and BMS, Trenton State College, and the Princeton School projects.

He was a regular around all at the local golf courses and enjoyed challenging people to match wits with his fantastic memory! Otto loved golf, as a former caddie and student of the game toting bags around golf clubs in the Princeton area.  (See trentonian.com , April 25, 2017; "L.A. PARKER: Nobody knows Mercer County golf like Otto Marcolini").

He was a friend at Lawrenceville's local farms and shops and was loved and will be missed by all. The Saturday morning Maidenhead Bagel Breakfast Club is not the same without him!

His philosophies as he lived his life included bear no malice, be nice to his fellow man, do his share of the work, just give kindness, and forgiveness is less of a burden.  The greatest advice he offered to those in other generations was to respect their elders advice and do not feel sorry for yourself and your situation, life can be cruel and any feeling of illness will pass, make the best effort you can every day.  Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and Otto chased it till the end!

Survived by his great nephew and his wife James and Kristen Steinmetz, Otto raised Jim as his own son and was instrumental in getting him get through college.  Otto was also stepfather to his former wife Angela's son, Alfred.

It is the wish of his family that a memorial graveside burial and service be held at St. Paul's Cemetery ( 216 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ 08542 ), on June 29, his 94th birthday , at 10:00am. In lieu of flowers please send donations to St Paul's school athletics via mheucke@stpaulsofprinceton.org