Frank D. D'Angelo

Frank D'Angelo, 61, of Center Valley, died October 24, 2023, in the Lehigh Valley Health Network Inpatient Hospice unit, Allentown, after battling pancreatic cancer.

Born June 7, 1962, in Hazleton, he was the son of the late Dominick and Dorothy Petrosky D'Angelo. He was a graduate of Bishop Hafey High School. He went on to earn bachelor's and master's degrees from Bloomsburg State College and then Bloomsburg University. He continued his doctoral studies at Immaculata University and obtained a doctorate in educational leadership from Northcentral University.

Frank began his career as a classroom teacher at Bishop Hafey High School from 1983-1985 and taught in the Hazleton Area School District from 1985-1999. He worked at Easton Area School District from 1999-2005 as a Middle School Principal, then Curriculum Director, and then Director of Secondary Education. Upon obtaining his doctoral degree, he worked as an Assistant Professor and then Associate Professor in the department of Elementary Education at Bloomsburg University from 2005-2019. Following his retirement, he served as Interim Superintendent of the Easton Area School District in 2019.

Frank was a dedicated high school sports official for the PIAA for 43 years. He worked football, basketball, and baseball games year round, including 7 PIAA state championships and 29 state semifinal contests. He assigned game officials for multiple sports in the Lehigh Valley and Schuylkill areas and made numerous presentations at annual PIAA conventions. He served as PIAA District XI male officials representative for 6 years, advocating for officials in all sports. He also officiated college football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he worked several playoff games at the FCS level, including the FCS national championship game in Frisco, TX, in 2016. He was inducted as a member of the PIAA District XI, National Football Foundation Lehigh Chapter, and Hazleton Area Sports Halls of Fame.

He was a devout member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Limeport.

He loved to spend time year round at his North Wildwood, NJ, home, especially walking the sea wall and hanging out with friends from the Seaport swim club, and enjoyed annual vacations to Key West. He participated in many local races and completed 10 half marathons and the Broad Street Run 9 times. He cherished dinners with friends as well as a beer or wine at the local pub. He was a loyal educator, mentor, and friend to so many.

He and his wife, the former Jean Butchko, celebrated 27 years of marriage on August 2.

The family wishes to thank the staff at the Lehigh Valley Health Network inpatient hospice unit, Allentown, for their many hours of care and compassion for Frank and his family.

In addition to his wife, Frank is survived by his sister, Anastasia D'Angelo and her partner, Louis Pacelli, West Hazleton; sister-in-law, Ann Marie Tarapchak and her husband Richard, Drums; brother-in-law, Michael Butchko and his wife Amy, Bristow, VA; nieces, Sadie Stuart and Jana Tarapchak.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated October 30, 2023, at 10 am at St. Joseph's Church, Limeport. Friends are invited to calling hours on October 29, 2023, from 5 to 8 pm at the Bachman, Kulik and Reinsmith Funeral Home, 1629 W. Hamilton St., Allentown. Private burial at the discretion of the family.

Gifts in memory of Frank may be made to the LVHN inpatient hospice unit at Lehigh Valley Health Network and addressed to: Lehigh Valley Health Network, Office of Philanthropy, P.O. Box 1883 Allentown, PA 18105.