Salvatore Angelo "Sam" Bufalino

1947 - 2021

Bufalino, Salvatore "Sam" Angelo

age 74, of Imperial Missouri, passed away Tuesday, November 9th 2021, peacefully with his family at his side.

Sam was born, July 19th 1947, in Pittston, Luzerne County,

Pennsylvania to the late Angelo and Margaret Bufalino.

Sam was a brilliant flight test engineer and began his career with Boeing in 1969 at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, California and Yuma, Arizona, focused on commercial flight test programs, most notably the DC-10. In 1976, he relocated his family to St. Louis, Missouri and spent the remainder of his career, retiring in 2014, working on military flight test programs for McDonnell Douglas/Boeing, most notably the AV-8B, F-18, P-8A, and several experimental programs.

Sam received his Bachelor's of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Master's and Ph.D. in Engineering Management from University of Missouri Rolla. Sam was a dedicated and loving father and grandfather, motorcycle enthusiast, St. Louis Cardinals Baseball fan, and lifelong Virginia Tech Hokies fan. He thoroughly enjoyed spending his time at his grandchildren' sporting and scouting events and traveling throughout the country with his good friends on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Sam will be dearly missed by his loving family and friends.

Sam is survived by his son, Angelo (Pamela) Bufalino and grandson, Salvatore "Sammy" Bufalino; daughter, Virginia "Gia" (Anthony) Bufalino-Rossetti; daughter, Andrea "Drea" (Bradley) Martin and granddaughter, Alyson Martin, and grandson, Ryan Martin; two brothers Nicholas Bufalino and Charles Bufalino; one sister, Josephine Burris.

Services: Visitation will be Tuesday, November 16th 2021 at Kutis Funeral Home, 5255 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63129 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, November 17th 2021 at Queen of All Saints Catholic Church, 6603 Christopher Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63129 starting at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, Friends of Scouting (stlbsa.org) or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (stjude.org).