Nicholas C. Crecca

CLIFTON PARK Nicholas C. Crecca died on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, in Saratoga County Hospice at Saratoga Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. For nearly three years, Dr. Crecca bravely faced and courageously battled a form of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. Dr. Crecca was born on May 7, 1952, in Bronx, N.Y. He attended Fordham Prep where he played basketball and made "The All-City Team." He received a B.S. in business from the University of Maryland in 1974. He continued his education at SUNY College of Optometry, receiving his OD in 1982. During Dr. Crecca's 23-year career, he practiced Optometry at Pearle Vision Center on Wolf Road in Colonie and on Aviation Road in Queensbury. He also practiced at Sheehy Opticians, Dinapoli Opticians and Sterling Optical. He was a lifelong Yankees fan and was an avid college basketball fan. He was a devoted family man who took great pride in his three daughters. Dr. Crecca was the son of the late Patrick and Beatrice (Manti) Crecca. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 27 years, Barbara (Yund) Crecca; his cherished daughters, Jennifer (Matthew) Blaber of New York City, Carolyn Crecca of New York City and Elizabeth Crecca of Clifton Park; his brothers, John (Diana) Crecca of Mountaintop, Pa., and William (Deborah) Crecca of Glenville, N.Y.; he was the son-in-law of Grace Yund and the late Theodore Yund; he was the brother-in- law of Ted Yund Jr., Walt and Mary McCarthy, George and Colleen Yund, Joe and Ann Yund, Phil and Teresa MacDaniel, John and Betsy Sarris, Peter and Laura Yund, Dave and Margaret Demeter, John and Anne Potter, Tom and Cathy Averill, Chip and Regina Annello, John and Kim Yund. He is also survived by 42 nieces and nephews, five grandnieces and two grandnephews. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen St., Albany thence to St. Ambrose Church, Latham at 11 a.m. where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Relatives and friends are invited and may call on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home. Those wishing to remember Dr. Crecca in a special way may send contributions to The Saratoga County Hospice, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or The Brain Tumor Society (www.tbts.org).