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Alfonso Passeri Obituary
Born in Old Forge, Pa., in 1929, son of the late Alfonso and Ida Minelli Passeri, he was orphaned at an early age and was raised by his aunt and uncle, the late John and Jean Minelli, also of Old Forge. A 1947 graduate of Old Forge High School, Mr. Passeri attended Penn State University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1952. While serving in the Army Chemical Corps during the Korean War, he was stationed at Ft. Detrick in Maryland, where the Passeris started their family. Later moving west to California to follow his career, the Passeris eventually ended up back east in Connecticut with Al employed as an engineer at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft for 32 years. He and Shirley, who built their first boat in their California home's garage, also founded A&S Boats of South Windsor. He enjoyed boating, fishing and gardening.
Also surviving are two sons, Mark and Arthur Passeri; a daughter, Aleta Tisdale; two grandchildren, Charles and Victoria Passeri.
Services were held in Florida.
A memorial service is planned for May 31 at Marcy Cemetery in Duryea, Pa.
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Kerr John
April 9, 2008
Mark, Artie, Shirley, Al first hired me when I finished Hartford State Technical college, although I left Connecticut in 1984 I still have fond memories.
John Kerr
Mike Plocharczyk
April 9, 2008
My sympathy goes out to the entire family. Al was one of a kind and gave me the opportunity to work for him at Pratt in 1979 and he was my boss about 5 years. He was an excellent Engineer, motivator and friend. One of my first memories of him was when he picked me up at the Pratt Personal dept. in his Corvette convertible for a short ride to his office on the other side other plant. He always had a story to tell about his experiences from the Livermore Labs or his work in the Pratt run Middletown plant where he used his knowledge in Chemical Engineering.
Al is now gone now, but we all have the memories of our time with him.
Denise Bombard
April 6, 2008
Mark, Arthur and family,
It is with our deepest sympathy that we send this note to let you know you are in our thoughts and prayers. Your dad was a wonderful and thoughtful man who always took the time to say hi whenever he saw us! God bless. Love Don, Denise and Sarah Bombard
Mary & Randy Plaut
April 6, 2008
Our deepest sympathy goes out to the Passeri Family.
John J. Calve
April 6, 2008
My deepest regrets to the family of Alphonse Passeri....
I was hired during the re-alignment at Pratt into his group...I'll never forget this great man and his perserverence to excellence for the advancement of Pratt and his team, Bill Cohen,Bob Demanko, Dave Judd, Mike Plocharczyk, Steve Johnson and myself.....I always felt the ultimate knowledge we collectively aquired to get the tasks done and the teamwork protrayed by all.....I will miss him and his attitude of friendliness and compassion to all who had the chance to work along side him....God Bless him and the fellow workers that made my aquaintance feel as though I was family....
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