FREDERICK A SPOSATO
MILTON
Fred Sposato, age 48,
vice president at Draper King Cole, has died of a heart attack while
at home playing with his
new son, Tony. A life long Delaware resident he was born in
Wilmington's Broom Street
section on the 4th of November, 1923 to Fortunato
Fred
Sposato, a Wilmington
fruit vendor and Nicoletta Gettir di Luzio Sposato.
His father was born in
Italy and came to Wilmington in the mid 1800's. His mother died
soon after his birth.
During WWII Fred served overseas in the 82 airborne Division.
A natural born football
player, he was a star player for Wilmington High, where he was the
captain of their\r team
and then the University of Delaware both before and after his Army
service. In 1946 he was
a strong backfield player for the undefeated U of D team. There
he was a member of Theta
Chi fratenity.
Sposato was a teacher at
George Grey Elementry and Newark High School as well as the
football coach.
Active in civil affairs he
was a member of Broadkiln Post 6984, Milton Lions Club where
he was active in the
start of the high school 'All Star Blue & Gold Games'. In
business
he was a director of the
National Canners Association, past president of Milton PTA and
member of the board of
directors at Shawnee Country Club.
Survivors are his wife,
former Jeanne Louise Marvel, daughter of Mr & Mrs John R. Marvel
of Milton, who he married
after his return from Army service with a paratrooper unit.
Jeanne Louise is a Milton
High School graduate and West Chester State Teachers College .
He also leaves two sons,
Fred and Tony at home, two daughters, Jo Carol of California and
Judy at home, three
brothers, Sam, Tony and Francis, three sister Mrs Vincent
Calverese,
Mrs Mary Buiano, Mrs
Charles diJorio.
Fred Sposato is buried in
Henlopen Memorial Gardens, on the Broadkill River, east of
Milton.
Source: Wilmington News
Journal, Monday, March 22 1971
Harrison H abstract April
4, 2018.
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