Sabato (Sal) Bilotti, 97, of New Brighton, a retired general foreman, died yesterday at Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton.
Born in Manocalzati, Province of Avellino, Italy, he immigrated at age thirteen with his brother, sister, and mother to the United States to join his father, already in New Brighton.
Mr. Bilotti worked for forty-two years, retiring as a general foreman from the former U.S. Gypsum plant, New Brighton, in 1977.
He was a parishioner of St. Paul's R.C. Church, New Brighton.
An avid Yankees fan, he enjoyed watching the team on TV.
Mr. Bilotto grew vegetables in his garden, especially tomatoes, cultivated fig trees, and enjoyed passing along gardening techniques to his great-grandchildren.
According to family, Mr. Bilotti and his wife returned to Italy fufty-one years after their departure to travel the country and visit relatives.
He was preceded in death by his son, Carmine Bilotti, in 1975.
"He was a kind, generous, loving family man that lived for his family, his garden, and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren," said his grandson, Robert Opalecky.
Also surviving are his wife of seventy-one years, the former Sadie Zito; a daughter, Carmela Opalecky; a sister, Rose Bevilacqua; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held tomorrow from the Harmon Home for Funerals, with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart R.C. Church.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, all West Brighton.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on November 2, 2010.
Born in Manocalzati, Province of Avellino, Italy, he immigrated at age thirteen with his brother, sister, and mother to the United States to join his father, already in New Brighton.
Mr. Bilotti worked for forty-two years, retiring as a general foreman from the former U.S. Gypsum plant, New Brighton, in 1977.
He was a parishioner of St. Paul's R.C. Church, New Brighton.
An avid Yankees fan, he enjoyed watching the team on TV.
Mr. Bilotto grew vegetables in his garden, especially tomatoes, cultivated fig trees, and enjoyed passing along gardening techniques to his great-grandchildren.
According to family, Mr. Bilotti and his wife returned to Italy fufty-one years after their departure to travel the country and visit relatives.
He was preceded in death by his son, Carmine Bilotti, in 1975.
"He was a kind, generous, loving family man that lived for his family, his garden, and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren," said his grandson, Robert Opalecky.
Also surviving are his wife of seventy-one years, the former Sadie Zito; a daughter, Carmela Opalecky; a sister, Rose Bevilacqua; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held tomorrow from the Harmon Home for Funerals, with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart R.C. Church.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, all West Brighton.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on November 2, 2010.
Sabato (Sal) Bilotti, 97, of New Brighton, a retired general foreman, died yesterday at Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton.
Born in Manocalzati, Province of Avellino, Italy, he immigrated at age thirteen with his brother, sister, and mother to the United States to join his father, already in New Brighton.
Mr. Bilotti worked for forty-two years, retiring as a general foreman from the former U.S. Gypsum plant, New Brighton, in 1977.
He was a parishioner of St. Paul's R.C. Church, New Brighton.
An avid Yankees fan, he enjoyed watching the team on TV.
Mr. Bilotto grew vegetables in his garden, especially tomatoes, cultivated fig trees, and enjoyed passing along gardening techniques to his great-grandchildren.
According to family, Mr. Bilotti and his wife returned to Italy fufty-one years after their departure to travel the country and visit relatives.
He was preceded in death by his son, Carmine Bilotti, in 1975.
"He was a kind, generous, loving family man that lived for his family, his garden, and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren," said his grandson, Robert Opalecky.
Also surviving are his wife of seventy-one years, the former Sadie Zito; a daughter, Carmela Opalecky; a sister, Rose Bevilacqua; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held tomorrow from the Harmon Home for Funerals, with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart R.C. Church.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, all West Brighton.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on November 2, 2010.
Born in Manocalzati, Province of Avellino, Italy, he immigrated at age thirteen with his brother, sister, and mother to the United States to join his father, already in New Brighton.
Mr. Bilotti worked for forty-two years, retiring as a general foreman from the former U.S. Gypsum plant, New Brighton, in 1977.
He was a parishioner of St. Paul's R.C. Church, New Brighton.
An avid Yankees fan, he enjoyed watching the team on TV.
Mr. Bilotto grew vegetables in his garden, especially tomatoes, cultivated fig trees, and enjoyed passing along gardening techniques to his great-grandchildren.
According to family, Mr. Bilotti and his wife returned to Italy fufty-one years after their departure to travel the country and visit relatives.
He was preceded in death by his son, Carmine Bilotti, in 1975.
"He was a kind, generous, loving family man that lived for his family, his garden, and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren," said his grandson, Robert Opalecky.
Also surviving are his wife of seventy-one years, the former Sadie Zito; a daughter, Carmela Opalecky; a sister, Rose Bevilacqua; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held tomorrow from the Harmon Home for Funerals, with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart R.C. Church.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, all West Brighton.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on November 2, 2010.
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