Ernie Negroni-Feliciano

Ernie Negroni-Feliciano is remembered by family and friends as a devoted father and a generous presence in his community. Originally from Hartford and long connected to New Haven, Ernie built his life around his two young children, whom loved ones describe as his greatest priority. Those who knew him say he would help others without hesitation and cherished the everyday responsibilities and small joys of family life.

Public reporting identifies Ernie as 27 years old at the time of his death on December 30, 2022. While details in public records focus on the circumstances that led to his passing, they also record the immediate and heartfelt response of relatives who gathered in grief and called for justice. Friends emphasized that Ernie was not defined by stereotypes; rather, he was someone who put his children first and who tried to support people around him.

Information available in news and official releases places Ernie in New Haven for most of his life, with family roots in Hartford. Community members and relatives who spoke with reporters after his death remember him as a “beautiful person” whose sudden loss left a deep void. The arrest and later prosecution connected to his homicide brought some measure of legal progress in the months after his death, but for those who loved him, the central loss remains the absence of a father and friend who put family above all.

Because there is no family-published obituary discovered in the public record that matches his name and the exact date of death, this life story draws from local reporting and official sources to honor what is verifiable: Ernie’s role as a father, his ties to Hartford and New Haven, and the regard in which he was held by those who knew him. Though public details about other aspects of his life are limited, those who remember him focus on his warmth, his willingness to help, and the priority he placed on his children. These qualities form the core of how family and friends continue to recall Ernie — not as a headline, but as a person whose life mattered deeply to those closest to him.