- Date Of Death: January 8, 2009
- State: Connecticut
Retired New Haven Firefighter Albert D. “Snookie” Cacace, 68, of 34 Manor Drive, North Haven died Jan. 8, 2009 in St. Raphael’s Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Judith Hoye Cacace. Mr. Cacace was born in New Haven Oct.2, 1940, son of the late Albert “Lefty” Cacace and Rose Candido Cacace. A 32 year veteran of the New Haven Fire Dept., he was appointed Feb. 7, 1964 and retired July 10, 1996. He spent most of his career at Central Station and was the driver of Aerial Tower 1 until he retired. He shared in a Unit Citation for a fire on Greenwich Ave. in 1973. He also worked as a painting contractor for a number of years. He was a member of the Italian American Society of the NHFD. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Andrea Coscarelli and her husband, Joseph of Stamford, Cynthia Beach and her husband, Charles of Palm Beach Gardens, FL. & Carbondale, Colorado; a son, Gary S. Cacace and his wife, Darlene of No. Andover, MA.; a sister, Rose Marie Panico, and her husband Anthony of North Haven; 6 grandchildren, Joseph, Gene & Jonathan Coscarelli, Alexis, Ryan & Thomas Cacace; and two nephews, Robert Panico of Wolcott & Michael Panico of Medford, MA.
