Michael A. DeVito Jr.

MECHANICVILLE Michael A. Ollie DeVito Jr., 54, of Willow Glen Road, died Sunday morning, January 2, 2005, at Albany Medical Center, after being stricken at home. Born in Troy, February 12, 1950, he was the son of Betty Doherty DeVito of Mechanicville, and the late Michael A. DeVito Sr. Ollie was a 1968 graduate of Mechanicville High School. A trainman for the last 35 years, he was a conductor with the Springfield Terminal RR Co. of Billerica, Mass. and had been a brakeman and conductor with the former Boston and Maine Railroad in Mechanicville. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the United Transportation Union and the Plum Brook Fish and Game. Ollie was a blues music, a wine and a fine dining connoisseur. With his unique personality, Ollie was an endearing friend to so many of his co-workers, neighborhood and community. Survivors in addition to his mother include his lifetime love and companion, Janet Burg of Mechanicville; his sister, Mary Beth Collins of Malta; brother and sister-in-law, Joseph and Denise DeVito of Clifton Park along with his nephew, Thomas Collins III of Albany; nieces, Pamela Collins of Malta, Stefanie and Lindsay DeVito, both of Clifton Park; and grandnephew, Samuel Collins. Ollie also sadly leaves a world of friends that he has touched over the years. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Assumption-St. Paul William Street Church, with burial in St. Paul's Cemetery. Calling hours at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Stillwater Rescue Squad or the John Ahearn Rescue Squad, Mechanicville.