Damico

Robert James Damico, 84, of Saxonburg, formerly of Bull Creek Road in Butler, died at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Oct. 5, 1921, in Charleroi, he was the son of Charles and Mary Koose Damico.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where he served as a greeter and usher. He also belonged to Victory Lodge 694 F&AM, Syria Shrine of Pittsburgh, New Castle Consistory, the Saxonburg Golden Agers group, the Acacia Club and 8th Air Force Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania.

Mr. Damico graduated from Penn State/New Castle with an assistant electrical engineer degree and retired after 40 years as an electrician for Local 245 of the International Union of Electrical Workers. He then was manager of the Lakeview Townhouses in Saxonburg for 23 years.

During World War II, he served as a staff sergeant in the Army Air Force.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Mae Lawson Damico, whom he married Jan. 1, 1947; two sons, Robert J. and John "Jack" Damico, both of Butler; four grandsons; and two great-grandsons.

Also surviving are three sisters, Mary Rusnak of Cabot, Mrs. Marshall (Gloria) Smith of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Lucy Fry of Columbiana, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.

<B>Damico </B>— A memorial service for Robert James Damico, who died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2006, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St. Burial is private.Military honors will be accorded at the church by VFW Post 249.Contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church.Information also is available at www.youngfuneralhomes.com.