With deep regret, the Fraternity reports to you the passing of Past National President Vincent Muffoletto. His fraternal obituary is as follows:

Vincent J. Muffoletto
Epsilon '46
29th National President (1968-1970)
Born: July 18, 1923
Initiated: Fall, 1946
Deceased: September 19, 2016

Vincent J. Muffoletto was born July 18, 1923 to Salvatore and Lucy Muffoletto. He attended Hutchinson Central High School in Buffalo where one of his instructors was Professor Ferdinand F. DiBartolo, one of our Fraternity's founders. Following his service in World War II, during which time he was a Prison of War, he enrolled at the University of Buffalo, pledged Alpha Phi Delta at our Epsilon Chapter in 1946, Vincent would go on to serve as Chapter Consul, Chapter Quaestor, Interfraternity Council Treasurer and the Fraternity's Delegate to the National Interfraternity Conference in 1950.

As an alumnus he served as President of the Buffalo Alumni Club, 1961-1962, was a prime-mover in organizing the Buffalo Alumni Convention Club, and was a member of the National Housing Corporation for several years. In 1966 he represented Alpha Phi Delta in the fight against the New York State University System’s abolition of fraternities on the Buffalo campus.

Brother Muffoletto is best remembered for his service as Alpha Phi Delta's National President, 1968-1970 and previously as National Vice President, 1966-1968. He also served as a Trustee of the National Housing Committee (which was a forerunner of the Alpha Phi Delta Foundation). Many of us remember Brother Muffoletto at several recent National Conventions and at the 2014 Centennial Gala. Most recently, he was an inspirational mover behind the establishment of the Naples Alumni Club.

Brother Muffoletto was a certified public accountant and was a partner in the firm of Muffoletto and Kuehn in Buffalo. He and his wife Theresa had four children. The oldest, James, followed in his father’s footsteps both at Buffalo University and in Alpha Phi Delta; initiated in 1965. In the tradition of eternal activity and support, Brother Muffoletto and his son James endowed an Alpha Phi Delta Scholarship to assist those students now and in the future meet their financial needs.

Brother Muffoletto passed away on September 19, 2016 from a heart attack, at the age of 93, just a few months short of his 70th anniversary as a brother of Alpha Phi Delta. 

For information regarding the Vincent J. Muffoletto Scholarship Fund, and how you can support his memory by supporting this fund, please click here.

We regret to inform the brotherhood that one of our oldest, and long-active brothers over the years, Joseph W. Randazzo, Eta '34 passed away today at the age of 101. Brother Randazzo was Convention regular for most of his nearly 82 years in the Fraternity. His most recent appearance was at the Centennial Convention in 2014. Brother Randazzo held many office as an undergraduate in his Chapter, and as an alumnus in his beloved Long Island Alumni Club. He was the "National Calligrapher" and "National Proofreader" of record, for many years. He will be missed greatly by his brothers.

FUNERAL INFORMATION
The funeral arrangements for Brother Randazzo are:
VIGIL SERVICE (WAKE):
Date: Thursday, April 21, 2016 -- Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m. Location: Schmitt's Funeral Home at 3863 Merrick Rd in Seaford, New York (phone number: 516-785-3380)
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Date: Friday, April 22, 2016 -- St. Frances de Chantal Church at 1309 Wantagh Ave, Wantagh, New York 11793. (phone number 516-785-2333)
BURIAL
Interment will be at Calverton National Cemetery in Riverhead, New York. (Suffolk County, Long Island)
MEMORIAL GIFTS
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations be made to the Alpha Phi Delta Foundation for the Alpha Phi Delta Joseph Randazzo Scholarship.
OTHER DETAILS
http://www.schmittfuneralhome.com/…/…/fh_id/11474/id/3668044

FRATERNAL OBITUARY
Born on July 21, 1914, Joseph W. Randazzo was inducted into Eta Chapter (City College of New York) in 1934. In 1936 he graduated with a B.S. in Education. Since teaching positions were practically nonexistent, he took a job as a proofreader and eventually worked in the Government Printing Office in Washington. Drafted into the Army in March 1943, he served in Europe for 30 months. After the war, he reestablished residence in New York and returned to his old trade as a printer-proofreader.
In 1962 he joined the Long Island Alumni Club. He served in all the offices and eventually took over the duties as editor of the Long Island Alumni Club Newsletter in 1972. His monthly newsy journal described in great detail the gastronomic offerings of the Roslyn Café, the frequent meeting place of the Club, along with updates on the doings of club members. He continued producing the Club’s Newsletter for some 30 years.

As a result of his endeavors, he was chosen Outstanding Alumnus in 1976. In 1978, he volunteered to lend his talents to Central Office and took on the responsibilities of National Calligrapher; hundreds of membership scrolls and charters were hand inscribed through the end of 1993. Brother Randazzo was the first recipient of the Fraternity's Vincent Larcy Communications Award in 1983. He served as an associate editor of The Kleos, and served as a proofreader of the first two editions, 1973 and 2000, of "The History of Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity."

Just a few weeks after his 100th birthday Brother Randazzo attended the Fraternity's Centennial Convention in nearby Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with members of his family. He was married to the former Ann Varvano; they had two daughters and four grandchildren.

It has been reported to us, that our Brother, Trent J. Ciarrocchi, Sr., Alpha Phi Delta's 28th National President (1966-68) passed from this life on Thursday December 25, 2014, at the Weirton Geriatric Center.

Trent J. Ciarrocchi was born September 30, 1917, in the small mining community of Dearth, Pa. At the age of one, his family moved to Weirton, West Virginia where he has lived all his life.

In the fall of 1935, he entered Duquesne University from which he graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration. While attending Duquesne, he was initiated into Psi Chapter. In 1942, Mr. Ciarrocchi served as a lieutenant junior grade in the US Naval Reserves from 1942-1946, and saw service in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.  Returning to Weirton, after his military service, he joined the Weir-Cove Moving and Storage Company, a motor transportation firm hauling steel and general freight in six states where he finished his career as an executive.

Very active in civic, church and fraternal organizations, he has held many positions with the Knights of Columbus, Elks Club, the Community Chest, Junior Achievement Inc. In 1971, he was elected to the office of Grand Knight of the Monsignor D.P. Murphy Council of the Knights of Columbus of Weirton.

Among the many fraternal activities, he was a member of the Steubenville Alumni Club and helped found the Weirton Alumni Club. He served as National Vice President 1964-1966 and as National President 1966-1968. Trent chaired the Scholarship Division of the Foundation for over ten years and oversaw much of its growth.

Trent married the former Helen Czarepack (d. November 24, 2014) in November, 1940. They raised three children: Gloria Jean, David (d.1994), and Trent Jr. (d.1968), the latter, a victim of an unfortunate fatal car accident as an undergraduate brother of Beta Theta in 1968.

Central Office regrets to report the death of Dr. Albert Zanzuccki of Beta Lambda Chapter, at the age of 99, on September 18, 2015. Dr. Zanzuccki was a long time faculty advisor of the Chapter, and was involved since its founding in 1949. In 1958, he was given membership in Alpha Phi Delta. Born on July 22, 1916, Dr. Zanzuccki is survived by his wife, Velsie Zanzuccki (nee Carnivale). Together they had four children: Linda, Francesco Regina and Louise. In 1939, he graduated from the Indiana State Teachers' College, where he served as Student Body President. Following college, Dr. Zanzuccki enlisted in the United States Army in 1942, and served throughout World War II. Following the war, he took employment as an instructor at St. Francis University (at that time, St. Francis College) in Loretto, Pennsylvania. He was professor of accounting and chair of the school of business at St. Francis from 1946-1984, and an Advancement Associate from 1984 through 2014. Dr. Zanzuccki was highly respected and well-loved by generations of students, especially members of Alpha Phi Delta. He was last on campus with his family to participate in a groundbreaking for a new building, Schwab Hall; the first floor of that Hall will be named in memory of him upon completion of construction.