PAPPALARDO, Charles on April 27, 2015 of Bayside, New York and East Quogue, Long Island. Beloved husband of Annette for 72 wonderful years. Loving father of Carole Pappalardo (Dennis Ross), David C. Pappalardo (Kathleen Werther), Nancy Bishop (David) and the late Jayne Pappalardo. Cherished grandfather of 10 and great grandfather of 6. He was born in the Bronx in 1918 to Antonino and Maria Pappalardo, who immigrated to the USA from Pedara, Sicily circa 1905. He graduated from Dewitt Clinton High School and then graduated from City College of New York (CCNY). In his youth, he enjoyed the Long Island Sound and the Bayville beaches along with his sisters, Marie and Joan. He met his wife Annette in 1942 at a USO in Staten Island and they were married that year on November 28. He was commissioned as a US Army Lieutenant in May of 1942 and in early 1943 shipped out to North Africa and was attached to the British 8th Army. His service in WWII then took him to Sicily where he set up military/civil affairs governments in town after town as the war waged on. Ultimately, his service took him to the mainland of Italy. In 1946, he separated from active duty followed by 30 plus years as a US Army Reserve Officer and retired in 1978 at the rank of Colonel. Following the war, he returned to his academic pursuits earning multiple Master’s Degrees from Columbia University while returning to his former post with the City University of New York. His academic career spanned four decades including nearly 20 years as Professor and Library Director at Queensborough Community College. He enjoyed the peace and solitude of fishing on Shinnecock Bay, even when the bounty was small. His family will always be grateful for his wise decision to purchase a summer home in East Quogue in 1951, where the children and his wife Annette spent the summers enjoying the ocean beaches and the great outdoor character of Long Island’s South Fork. Charles and Annette truly treasured travelling the world together. Their adventures took them through Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Hawaii. Reposing at O.B. Davis Funeral Homes, 4839 Nesconset Highway, Port Jefferson Station, Long Island. Visitation, Sunday, May 3, 2015 from 2 - 6 pm. Funeral Mass Monday, May 4, 2015, 10 am Infant Jesus Chapel at St. Charles Hospital, Port Jefferson, Long Island. Interment to follow the Mass at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island. In lieu of flowers and in honor of Col. Charles Pappalardo, Ret. the family asks that friends please consider donating to the: Wounded Warriors Project at: https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=676&campaignSource=ONLINE&source+BS15036 and/or Long Island State Veterans Home (LISVH) at: http://www.listateveteranshome.org/2015-01-07-16-40-59 and the LISVH Donation Form at http://www.listateveteranshome.org/docs/LISVHdonationform.pdf
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