Mitchell Milardo

February 10, 1992 - May 7, 2019

Mitchell Milardo, 27, of Hamden, lost his battle with heroin addiction on May 7, 2019. He fought this demon for over ten years - at times with an intense passion, and other times not. It is difficult to capture Mitchell’s life in an obituary - especially because his adult life was largely defined by addiction. He was a kind hearted, caring man who was there for his friends in recovery and when able, never failed to help others get into recovery. His disease brought him to the darkest places of his mind and the actions he took increased his pain. He played soccer for a few years from age 4 to 7, although he skipped down the field more than he ran! He played baseball and most years was chosen to be on the Hamden Fathers All Star Team. As a youngin’, Mitchell went with the flow and also put up with a lot of his sister’s shenanigans just to make her happy. Mitchell was a die-hard fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and proudly wore and displayed any type of paraphernalia he could find. Mitchell was a master at securing jobs. He prided himself in having his own cash and knew that keeping busy was the best distraction for him. His first job was at Dunkin Donuts where his love of crazy coffee combinations began. He was also a pool technician for the brief time he lived in Florida and loved it. Mitchell is survived by his parents, Patricia Young-Milardo and Joseph Milardo III; his sister, Amanda; his uncle and aunt, John Young & Angela, cousins Cody, Brittany, Hailey, and Ashley Young; his uncle and aunt Daniel Young & Debbie; aunt Nancy Young; aunt Karen Milardo; uncle James Milardo; cousins Michael (Amanda) Andrews, Carrie Andrews, and Matthew Milardo. He is predeceased by his grandparents, Karla Young and Joseph and Pauline Milardo. Flowers are for the living. The family would like to suggest in lieu of flowers, to donate to any non-profit organization that is helping others fight this soul robbing disease of addiction. Suggestions in CT are Lebanon Pines, (a long term treatment program) 37 Camp Mooween Road, Lebanon 06249 and McCall House (a sober living facility) 58 High Street, Torrington 06790. May God bless the warriors who have helped Mitchell along the way and the EMTs who have saved his life countless times. You are the true heroes and we thank you. Please join us for a service honoring Mitchell’s life on Monday, May 13th. The funeral procession will leave Sisk Brothers Funeral Home, 3105 Whitney Ave., Hamden, Monday morning at 11:00 a.m. for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11:30 in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Whitney Ave. Hamden. Calling hours will be Monday morning prior to the Mass from 9:00-11:00 a.m.