Andrew Arthur Amabile

AMABILE, Andrew Arthur, 82, of Chesterfield, formerly of New York, passed away August 16, 2008. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Caroline Rose Amabile; three children, Patricia Preston of Atlanta, Ga., Joseph Amabile and his wife, Terry Hyatt-Amabile, of Williamsburg, Andrew Amabile and his wife, Kim, of Richmond; two sisters, Phyllis and Josephine; two brothers, George and Richard; seven grandchildren, Sean, Larry Jr., Celene, Joseph Jr., Keith, Lauren and Evan; two great-grandchildren, Tyler Dawn and Andrew. Mr. Amabile was a WWII veteran serving proudly with the U.S. Marine Corp. He specialized in food preparation and management and in his later years, was an instructor with the Fort Lee Quartermaster School. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 12 noon in the Woody Funeral Home- Huguenot Chapel, 1020 Huguenot Rd. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association. In loving memory of a kind and wonderful husband and father.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.