Gaetan P. Mangano

Gaetan Peter Mangano, a resident of Lambertville, NJ, passed away on Nov 9, 2026 at the age of 61.

Born on December 5, 1964 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of Rita and Guy Mangano. His family moved to Drexel Hill PA when he was 1 year old and then to Newtown, Bucks County PA in 1975, where he graduated in 1983 from Council Rock High School.  While in college, Gaetan ran a successful water ice business at Rice's Flea Market and enjoyed film photography. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University with an Industrial Engineering undergraduate degree, he pursued a career with the federal government, where he worked for the Department of the Navy as an test project engineer and then supervisor; and went on to receive advanced degrees in both Business Administration and Organizational Development.

In 2015, he married Taye Windish and shared many wonderful years together. He was particularly fond of the vivid, stunning gardens Taye created, as well as their visits to Longwood and Chanticleer gardens, and to Vizcaya in Florida.

Gaetan most enjoyed time with his family. He also enjoyed attending flea markets and auctions, travel, exploring and photographing Bucks County, cooking, golf, and watching the Phils and Sixers on TV. As a child, happiness in life was having a hotdog and then later it was having a bowl of pho. Happiness was just relaxing with his wife Taye and their little goldendoodle Milo or going out to watch a great film at the County Theater in Doylestown and Music Mountain Theater in Lambertville.

He is survived by his wife, Taye Windish, two stepsons Ryan Johnson and K. Austin Johnson (Jesyka Scuderi), sister, Paula A Reynolds of Newtown, brother John G Mangano and his wife Mary Ellen of Newtown, and his nieces and nephew, Lauren (Adam), Melissa (Clarence), Marielle (Max), Richard, Alyssa (Shane), and Julianne (Jack), grandnephews: Owen, Jonah, and Gaetan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rita and Guy.

Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 7, 2026, Reed & Steinbach Funeral Home, where relatives and friends will be received from 10:00 AM until the time of the service. 

Memorial contributions may be sent to Special Love, an organization at which Gaetan volunteered in the early 2000's. Special Love has been protecting childhood and supporting families affected by pediatric cancer since 1983. What began with one family's grief and one phone call has grown into a lifelong community serving hundreds of children, teens, young adults, and families each year.

Special Love, Inc., 158 Front Royal Pike, Suite 301, Winchester, VA 22602. https://specialove.org/