Harry Robert Vitas

Vitas, Harry Robert
MALTA - Harry Robert Vitas, 88 of Malta, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs.
Harry served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 1450 of Halfmoon. Harry was very athletic playing on the legion's Over 40 softball team for several years and was also an avid fisherman and successful gardener. In his twenties, Harry bowled in a major league in Amsterdam, breaking records rolling a 708. This triple score total was a new campaign high for the league. He worked as a customer support manager for Addressograph-Multigraph of Albany for 30 years. Not one to be idle, Harry continued using his skills as a handyman while also working for Miller Paint Company of Albany. He enjoyed cruising and was a collector of several pieces of artwork.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Lee Ann; his son, Shawn (Melissa) Vitas and three grandchildren; his son, Robert (Jill) Vitas and two grandchildren and a great-grandson; his brother-in-law, Joseph (Phyllis) Fowler and Leon Fowler; sister-in-law, Robin (Mike) Nassivera; as well as several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins who adored him.
The family would like to thank the caregivers at Wesley for their excellent care and compassion for Harry and his family.
A memorial Mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, in All Saints on the Hudson Church in Stillwater with inurnment to follow in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery at 1 p.m.
Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com.