Mario Cuomo, Former Governor of New York, Father of Current Governor Andrew Cuomo, Dies at 82. Former New York governor Mario Cuomo died at age 82 on Jan. 1. As current New York governor Andrew Cuomo was sworn in for his second term on Thursday, Jan. 1, there was a bittersweet moment. His father, former three-term New York governor Mario Cuomo, passed away at age 82 on New Year's Day, ABC News reports. PHOTOS: Stars who died in 2014.