Andrew A. Aurigemma

1927 - 2015

Andrew A. Aurigemma ESOPUS- Andrew A. Aurigemma, 88, of Broadway, Esopus, former longtime Esopus Town Justice and Tax Assessor, died Friday evening, Oct. 23, 2015, at TenBroeck Commons, Lake Katrine. Andy was born in the Bronx, N.Y., on April 8, 1927, a son of the late Vincent and Rose (Rinaldi) Aurigemma. He was raised on the family farm in the town of Marlboro. On Sept. 19, 1954, he married the love of his life, the former Shirley L. Beaver, at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Esopus. Shirley died on April 16, 2013. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of Esopus American Legion Post 1298. Following his employment as a driver for Port Ewen’s Chappies Taxi, Andy was transportation supervisor for the Kingston City School District for 25 years, until his retirement in 1992. He also worked for Ethan Allen Enterprises, Inc. in Kingston. He was an original member of the Esopus Lions Club, and a life member, over 60 years of service, of the Esopus Fire Department. He was a devoted parishioner of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Esopus. In 1973 he was elected Esopus Town Justice and served 29 years until his retirement in 2002. He previously served two terms as Town of Esopus Tax Assessor. He was an avid fan of the NY Yankees, and enjoyed cooking for many Esopus area activities including, festivities at Mount Saint Alphonsus, Sacred Heart Church, Republican picnics, and at the Esopus Fire House. He is survived by two daughters, Andrea Whittaker, and her husband Joseph, of Esopus, and Susan Black-Aurigemma, and her husband Donald Reese, of Tampa, Fla.; two sisters, Florence (Flo) Affuso and Julia DeFazio; one brother, James (Jim) Aurigemma; grandchildren, Alejandro (Alex) Julien, Christine Scherer, Christopher Whittaker, Alison Black, and Carley Whittaker; great-grandchildren, Javier Julien and Scarlett Scherer; grand pups, Cheyanne and Isabelle; and great-grand pups, Rocco and Zelda. He is predeceased by his sisters, Felicia (Dolly) Vinciguerra, Viola (Vee) DeFabio, Rita Parks Pucino and Rosemarie Linsig Graziosi and brothers, Pasqual (Pat), Anthony (Tony), and Stephen (Steve) Aurigemma. The family has entrusted Harry VanVliet IV and the staff of the Gilpatric-VanVliet Funeral Home, 339 Broadway, Ulster Park, with the care and funeral arrangements for Andy. The procession will form 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, thence to Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Esopus, where The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Rev. Eugene J. Grohe, celebrant. Burial with military honors by Joyce-Schirick VFW Post 1386 Honor Guard, will follow at Riverview Cemetery, Port Ewen. The Aurigemma family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, from 3 to 7 p.m. Attn: members of Esopus American Legion Post 1298, you are requested to meet at the funeral home on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. where a ritual will be conducted for our departed member Andrew A. Aurigemma. George Post, Post 1298 Commander. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in Andrew’s memory to: The Esopus Fire Department, P.O. Box 177, Esopus, N.Y., 12429, or TenBroeck Commons Activities Fund, One Commons Dr, Lake Katrine, NY, 12449.