Dr. Anthony R. Mascia dies at 100

Dr. Anthony R. Mascia, 100, died on Nov. 26, 2016. He would have been 101 this coming Sunday.

He was born Dec. 4, 1915 at home on Willow Street in Port Chester to Oreste and Mary Capeci Mascia who predeceased him.

His father owned a pharmacy on Main Street. He graduated from Port Chester High School, Columbia University with a BA and then Long Island College of Medicine.

Dr. Mascia was one of the “greatest generation,” serving as a medical professional in both France and Belgium during World War II, and was a Purple Heart recipient. He was promoted to Captain and sent as Commanding Officer with the 252nd medical detachment to France after the D-Day Invasion of Normandy.

After the war, he returned home to Port Chester where he set up a general practice. Soon after, Dr. Mascia received an invitation to serve as the physician for the local school district.

He was offered a job as a clinical physician for the New York State Department of Health in 1972. Dr. Mascia continued to administer immunizations to civil servants well past his retirement and contributed significantly to the foundation of the non-profit Veritas Health Care.

He worked with Boy Scout Troop 4 in Port Chester for a number of years as a volunteer and as an interim scoutmaster.

He was a parishioner of the Church of the Resurrection in Rye.

He tried to live by these aphorisms of Hippocrates: "first do no harm," “do good” and “do the right thing, always.” This was his generous way of caring for all.

He is survived by his sons, Anthony O. Mascia and his wife Katherine of Stirling, N.J., Michael F. Mascia, MD, MPH of Sweden, Me., Elizabeth Mascia of Fayetteville, N.Y., John J. Mascia of Fort Pierce, Fla., Paul T. Mascia and wife Theresa of Three Bridges, N.J., and Joseph M. Mascia of Athens, Vt., daughter-in-law Mary Mascia of Thousand Oaks, Calif., 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his wife Bianca D’Agostino Mascia on Dec. 16, 2010, his son, Peter N. Mascia, PhD., sisters Madeline, Helen, Aurora and Marcia Mascia.

Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, at Craft Memorial Home, Inc. in Port Chester.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Church of the Resurrection, Boston Post Road, Rye. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Rye Brook.

In lieu of flowers, tax deductible donations may be made to the Peter Nicholas Mascia Memorial Endowed Scholarship (checks are made out to St. Anselm College, but put a notation on the check indicating the name of the scholarship), 100 St. Anselm Dr., Manchester, NH 03102 or to the non-profit, Veritas Health Care, www.veritashc.org. Condolences to the family may be left at www.craftmemorialhome.com.