Todd Howard Mancuso

In Loving Memory of Todd Howard (the Second) Mancuso June 26, 1966 - January 18, 2025 “God saw that he needed some rest and Called him home to be with Him. We miss you, . . . Daddy. I thank God, That He gave us you . . .” - Quote by Vernon Presley Todd Howard Mancuso, 58 years old, of Tallahassee, FL, passed away on January 18, 2025, in the hospital and visited by his loving family every day. Born in Alpena, MI he was the son of Beverly and Bud Mancuso and a brother to Stacy Carmody and Kathy Lafave. He worked at the Alpena Newspaper for a short time and later he lived his dream of running his own video game arcade before moving to Florida. He is survived by his loving wife, Tanya [Skiba] Mancuso, and his three children: Dylan Mancuso, Hunter Mancuso, and Alexandria [Mancuso] Wong along with many adoring nieces, nephews and extended family. Todd had four values he always stuck to: family, friends, hard work, and random acts of kindness. He put value on family first and was always there for them, loved them, and kept them safe. He put family even before himself. As his children got older, he prided himself on making sure there were frequent visits and/or phone chats. Friendship was also important to him. He had long lasting friends and they never forgot each other. Over the years he has sent cards and random gifts to many. He also enjoyed making surprise visits that left you laughing. To all his friends he left behind, please know he loved you. I am sure as you are reading this you know what a great loss this is and you have a great “Todd” story to tell. As for his many co-workers and/or employees past and present they will tell you he was dedicated to his work and sometimes stubborn in doing tasks his own way. When he worked as night manager, there were two times in which he took brave action. Both instances, he acted quickly and put himself in harm's way to stop active armed robberies to prevent injury to his co-workers and customers alike. He was regarded as a local hero. Whether it be a person or animal in need he had a lot of compassion. If someone was on the side of the road, he would stop and check to see if they needed assistance. If he saw a stray cat, he would take it home or make sure it was moved to safety. If someone was feeling down, he would joke and try to make them smile. He always lent a helping hand. One of his passions in his life since he was a young man was art. He especially loved pen and ink cartooning. He found joy teaching the style to this to his children and students at the Brush and Palette in Tallahassee. He was so proud of them and kept copies of all their art. He also kept in touch with many of these same students over the years. One lasting memory during this time was each weekend on his way to teaching, he would take his children to Subway for lunch, the comic book shop, and the bookstore. In his free time, he enjoyed collecting books, comic books, coins, stamps and movies in which he would love to talk about. He also tinkered and worked on crafts - such as building ships from cardboard, helping with science projects, making Halloween costumes, sewing dolls for his daughter, or making a treehouse for his sons. Another talent he had was leather-working. He made wallets, pouches and holsters and gave them as gifts. As you can see, he was a very special person to all that met him and gone too soon. A memorial for close family and friends will be determined at a later date. Skip & Trey Young along with Paula and Kimberly are assisting the family.