Ralph A. Pastore, Sr., died on Dec. 29 from complications of lung cancer. He was 73 years old.
Born in Greenwich on Feb. 12, 1942, Ralph was raised by his grandparents, Thomas and Geraldine Pagnotto Pastore. He attended the Greenwich Public Schools and had a lifelong career in grocery management with A&P and DeCicco Markets.
He was predeceased by his grandparents, aunts and uncles, Connie, Anthony, Joseph, Lucy, Daniel and Fannie, along with a half-sister, Maryann Langford, of Spring, Tex. Ralph was also predeceased by his parents, Anthony and Rachel Racaniello.
He is survived by his wife, Roseann Bennette Pastore of Greenwich, and his sons, Ralph A. Pastore Jr., of Norwalk and Michael S. Pastore of Taghkanic, N.Y.
Visitation was held at Castiglione Funeral Home in Greenwich on Friday, Jan. 1. A Mass of Christian Burial was held the next day at St. Roch’s Church, and burial followed at St. Mary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Ralph’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org and Bendheim Cancer Center of Greenwich at www.giving.greenhosp.org. The family would like to thank the staff at the Bendheim Center and the staff at Greenwich Hospital for their support.
