Samuel F. Petrucci was born May 1933 in the Bronx, N.Y.
He was a graduate of St Francis of Rome Grammar School and Samuel Gompers HS.
Petrucci and his wife Gertrude have been happily married since June 1954.
Survivors include his wife Gertrude; sisters, Muriel Koerber and Barbara Scholl; sons, Daniel and John; daughter-in-laws, Theresa and Kim; and grandchildren, Daniel, Christopher, Mary and Samantha.
After forty years of service, Petrucci retired from Con Edison of New York, where he worked as a mechanic and UG splicer.
He finished as a emergency dispatcher for the two hour board.
Petrucci moved from Yonkers, N.Y., to Vero Beach, where they have been residents for the past 16 years.
Petrucci has been president of the Vero Palms Social Association.
He was a third degree Knight of Columbus.
He was a coach/sports director with the Henry S. Richards Youth Club in Yonkers.
A memorial mass will be held later this fall at Saint John of the Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach.
Arrangements are under the direction of Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home Crematory in Vero Beach.
Condolences may be sent at www.seawindsfh.com.
