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Article: Former Carnegie mayor devoted himself to town, family
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- December 13, 2008
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After his father died, Dan Falcioni remembered the Bowman Steel
green coveralls and playing catch.
Al Falcioni's coveralls were always dirty, and he typically
looked tired from work.
But the son was eagerly waiting on summer days, glove and
baseball in hand. When Dad came home to Carnegie, Dad played catch.
No matter what.
"He was always there for that," said Dan Falcioni of Carnegie. "I
played amateur softball in my early 20s, and I don't think he ever
missed a game."
Mr. Falcioni died from complications of diabetes on Thursday,
Dec. 11, 2008, in his home in the western suburb's Cubbage Hill
section. He was 84.
Friends and family said Al Falcioni, a longtime borough
councilman and one-term ...