Frederick Joseph Constantino

Frederick Joseph Constantino, 73

Troy Frederick Joseph Constantino, 73, of Griswold Avenue, died Wednesday at his residence.

Born in Troy, he was son of the late Joseph and Rosa Cantelli Constantino. He had resided in Troy all his life and attended Catholic Central High School.

Mr. Constantino was a customer service agent for American Airlines at the Albany Airport for 35 years, retiring in 1982.

He was a member of the American Legion in Wynantskill, Troy Motorboat and Canoe Club and a communicant of Sacred Heart Church. He was an avid pilot and a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association and was constructing an airplane at his home. He served in the Army during the Korean War, in the Armored Division and flew cargo planes.

Survivors include three sons, Frederick J. Constantino Jr. (Imelda A.) of Watervliet, Joseph W. Constantino of Houston, TX and Thomas F. Constantino of Houston, TX; two grandchildren, Kristina M. Constantino of Enterprise, Alabama and Brandon K. Constantino of Pearl Harbor, HI. He was predeceased by a brother, William Constantino.

Funeral service will be held Monday at 9:00am from the Bryce Funeral Home, Inc. corner of Pawling at Maple Avenues in Troy and at 9:30am from Sacred Heart Church in Troy where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 4-6pm.

Interment St. Mary's Cemetery in Troy.

Contributions may be made in memory of Mr. Constantino to the Troy Police Benevolence Association PO Box 1041 Troy, NY 12181.

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