Obituaries: Leonard Joseph Chicola
September 01, 2016
Leonard Joseph Chicola, known to his family and close friends as Chicky, went home to his eternal rest on August 28, 2016. He was 87 years old. The son of the late Joseph and Catherine Chicola, Leonard was born on December 5, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY.
Leonard was retired after 28 years of service with the New York Transit Authority. After his retirement he moved to Cornwall and after a few years went to work at the United States Military Academy transporting cadet athletes.
Leonard's greatest joy was his family. He loved attending any special activity his grandchildren were involved in. You could always find him in the audience with his camcorder recording every moment.
Leonard is survived and will be greatly missed by his children: Kathleen Callahan and her husband Walter of Cornwall, NY, Elaine Aponte and her husband Manny of Walden, NY and Rev. Timothy Chicola and his wife Marianne of Roseland, NJ. He also leaves his grandchildren: Michael and his partner Andrea, David, Melissa, Elizabeth and her husband Scott, Daniel and his wife Emily, Jon Paul, Kaitlin and her husband Scott, Emily and her husband Matt, Caroline and his great-grandchildren Vincent, Anna, Nico and Abigail. Leonard was predeceased by his wife of 64 years Anne, and his grandsons Joseph and Christopher.
Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday September 2nd and 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday September 3rd at Quigley Brothers Funeral Home, 337 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. A celebration of Leonard's life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 3rd at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Cornwall Baptist Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers please make a memorial contribution to the Magic Foundation, an organization created to provide support services for the families of children afflicted with a wide variety of chronic and/or critical disorders and syndromes that affect a child's growth at www.magicfoundation.org.
Arrangements are entrusted to Quigley Bros. Funeral Home; to send condolences or to get directions to the funeral home, please go to www.Quigleybros.com
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