Remo Scarpulla's Obituary
Remo “Ray” Baldasarre Scarpulla, 92, passed peacefully after a brief illness at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD on December 31, 2023.
Ray was born in Queens, NY on August 15, 1931, the son of Frank Scarpulla and Rosalie (Pernice) Scarpulla. Ray attended New York City public schools followed by a degree from Fairfield University in Fairfield Connecticut in 1957, after a stint in the US Army at the invitation of Harry S. Truman. Much later, Ray earned a master’s degree in media studies from The New School in New York City while in his sixties.
Ray was a man of many skills, abilities, and talents and was known by a variety of titles throughout his life including private pilot, Army corporal, photographer, insurance adjuster, teacher, husband, Daddy, principal, gun shop owner, black coffee drinker, clotheshorse, single malt scotch snob, avid reader, caretaker, home chef, jazz enthusiast, sports car connoisseur, fine timepiece aficionado, online dating marvel, Duppy (a grandchild’s mangled version of Grampy which he adored and vastly preferred), resolute Catholic, multi-cancer survivor, double bypass patient, raconteur, and charming flirt.
He is survived by his loving daughters Lea (Patrick Nolan), Gia, Tressa, and Rana (Matthew Strazza) and wonderful grandchildren Gillian, Nixie, Riley, Brady, Fina, Lila, Cody, Ryder, and Perry. Ray was predeceased by his devoted wife of 25 years, Alice (Kilduff).
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