Victor Leonard Buscaino

Victor Leonard Buscaino, Sr., 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, FL. The family is planning a small private service.

Victor was born in San Francisco, CA to Albert & Ida Buscaino. Growing up he was the drummer for the Blue Notes, a 5-piece combo that was the first band to appear on TV in San Francisco, and continued to sit in wherever bands would allow. Vic founded BAC Construction and successfully grew the organization into a public company listed on the American Stock Exchange, that included restaurants, engineering, construction, lumber, door manufacturing, cattle ranching, banking, and more. Victor took the company public under the Thor Corporation banner, later to be named First Realty Investment. He was married to the love of his life, Emily Mae Buscaino, for 51 years, who predeceased him on October 11, 2003. Victor & Emily met while they both worked at Petaluma Poultry, in San Francisco. Vic proposed to Emily after only 3 months of dating. He is survived by his sister Beverly Hall and her husband Tom, his wife of 16 years, Sally, her two children, Shawna (husband Matt) and Jack; his three sons, Victor, Jr. (wife Myra); Albert (wife Lynne) and Michael (wife Michele), his grandchildren, Raquel, Victor III (wife Debbie), Robert (wife Sarah), Peter (wife Keegan), Michael, and Kelcy (husband Bryan), Jessica (husband John), Natalie (husband Waylon); and his great-grandchildren Hector, Nicholas, Kaylee, Singer, Emily, James, Addison, and Andrew.

In lieu of flowers, please send any donations in memory of Victor Buscaino to the Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation, 1200 Druid Road S., Clearwater, FL 33756. To donate online, follow the link below and select designation Other and add “In memory of Victor Buscaino”:

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