Obituaries today: Thomas DeLuca spent 50 years in food industry

Obituaries from The Republican.

   Thomas A. DeLuca

Thomas A. DeLuca, 80, of Longmeadow, died Friday. He was born in Bronx, N.Y., and his 50 years in the food industry started as a co-owner of Continental Foods, a gourmet specialty store, in White Plains, N.Y. He then started working as the New England regional sales manager for Hormel Foods before becoming vice president of sales for Carando, Inc., in Springfield. After retiring from Carando, he founded a food brokerage business with his three sons before retiring to Florida and Longmeadow. DeLuca played semi-pro baseball for the Trojans, a farm team for the New York Yankees. He attended training camps in Yankee Stadium and held the positions of first baseman and pitcher. He was a member of the New York State National Guard, where he served as 1st sergeant during the Korean War.

Obituaries from The Republican:

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  Bennett, John A. "Jack"




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  DeLuca, Thomas A. "Tom"
  



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  Gelin, Sema Fieldman
  




• Gramolini, Anna May (Whitelock)
  




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  Handzel, Stephanie B.
  



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  Jones, Ruth B.




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  Laverty, Clarice T.
  



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  Middleman, Marc Evan "Manny"
  




• Pelchar, Francis Thomas
  




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  Rossetti, Barbara (Fabbri)
  



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  Tomasini, Raymond J.




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  Turnberg, Marion D. Caruso (Ducharme)