Anthony J. Satrape, 92
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony J. Satrape, 92, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided.
Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 3, 1923, a son of Emilio and Antonina Cavarretta Satrapi, both of Sicily, he grew up on the West Side, the youngest of seven brothers and two sisters. Early on he acquired the nickname "Stu" after his oldest brother, Tommy, at a very young age, bought a Studebaker and could be seen driving on North Street. From that time on all the brothers were affectionately known as "Stu." Mr. Satrape attended the former Tucker School for his elementary education, then graduated from St. Joseph's High School in 1941. He played baseball, football and basketball, excelling at basketball and, in his junior year, was named All Northern Berkshire and, in 2003, was inducted into the Pittsfield Basketball Hall of Fame.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was drafted in March 1943 and saw action in Normandy, the Rhineland, Central Europe, Northern France and the Ardennes.
Mr. Satrape was employed by the former General Electric for 42 years. He was a union member and served as a steward for a number of years. He also did moonlighting as a car salesman and World Book sales representative, which gave him an opportunity to meet people.
He was a parishioner of the former Mount Carmel Church. He had a great interest in politics and worked the late U.S. Rep. Silvio O. Conte's campaign in his run for Congress. After he retired, he enjoyed going to the race track and traveling to Florida in the winter months and California in the fall to visit his sisters Mary and Anne. His main activity was walking, and just about every day you could see Stu walking the city and greeting people he met along the way, a pasttime he truly enjoyed.
He leaves his son, Anthony Emilio Satrape of Pittsfield; his daughter, Eileen Satrape of Pittsfield; four grandchildren, Dean, Michael, Anthony and Nicole; six great-grandchildren, Amanda, Jacob, Stephanie, Jackson Emilio, Dominique and Toni, and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was predeceased by his six brothers, Thomas, Joseph, Frank, James, Philip and Paul, and by two sisters, Anne DeRosa and Mary Heath.
FUNERAL NOTICE - Services for Mr. Satrape will take place Tuesday, July 28, at 11 a.m. from Flynn & Dagnoli-Bencivenga Funeral Home, 5 Elm St., Pittsfield, with the Rev. Peter A. Gregory, pastor of St. Charles' Church, officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be Tuesday morning from 9 until the time of service at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in care of the funeral home.