He was born November 22, 1962 in Poughkeepsie, New York to Nicholas and Gloria Apuzzo; he moved to Lake Wales from California 6 years ago. Nicholas was a video editor for CNN, he won two Emmy’s for video editing, and was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was an amateur photographer, and collected rocks and crystals.

Nicholas is survived by his parents, Nicholas and Gloria Apuzzo; sister, Angela Apuzzo of Hackettstown, New Jersey; niece, Rebekah Overholser (William); nephew, Matthew Bogholtz; great-nephews, Patrick William, and Jonathan Nicholas; and loving cat, Heath.

A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Marion Nelson Funeral Home in Lake Wales. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 26, 2021 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Lake Wales. Interment will follow at Lake Wales Memorial Gardens.