Obituary: Susan Lupinacci, Mother Of Town Supervisor, Dies At 67

Susan J. Lupinacci, 67, a lifelong Huntington Station resident and mother to Town of Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci, died on Tuesday, Jan. 15 in her home on 11th Avenue.

Born on December 1, 1951, to parents Joseph and Ann Di Spirito and delivered by Dr. Samuel Teich, Susan grew up on 7th Avenue North with her brother and sisters, graduating from Walt Whitman High School with the Class of 1969. Her family owned Di Spirito Meat Market, the prominent pre-Urban Renewal Huntington Station butcher shop on New York Avenue, which was later relocated and renamed Whitman Meats.

Susan had a career as a professional gardener and caterer and moved just four blocks from her childhood home to reside at 11th Avenue with her husband Sal Lupinacci for more than 40 years.

Susan is survived by her husband, as well as son Chad A. Lupinacci, Supervisor of the Town of Huntington; daughter Allison Belfiore; grandchildren Paul Joseph Naclerio, a United States Marine, and Sal Anthony Belfiore, a student at Walt Whitman High School; brother Edward Di Spirito; sister Dolores Kenny and her husband, David Kenny; and sister Connie Di Spirito, as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

In a statement, Chad Lupinacci said: “I am devastated by the sudden loss of my beloved mother. She was the glue that held our family together. My mother’s life centered on family and friends, she put everyone before herself and she had an enormous amount of love to give. She was a compassionate person who instilled the importance of helping others in me and my entire family and her absence from our lives is an immeasurable loss. I am so fortunate to have had a mother who loved me unconditionally and supported me wholeheartedly in my many endeavors. I will cherish the countless memories that we shared, and never forget the pride she had when I took the oath of office as Huntington Town Supervisor at our alma mater, Walt Whitman High School. I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers of support and healing during this painful time.”

Services for Susan J. Lupinacci will be held Monday, Jan, 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at M.A. Connell Funeral Home, located at 934 New York Ave. in Huntington Station.

A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, Jan, 22, at 10:45 a.m. at St. Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Church, located at 21 East 9th St. in Huntington Station.

Obituary, photo via Town of Huntington (l-r): Salvatore Lupinacci; Susan J. Lupinacci; Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci; Judge David Reilly at the January 2018 Inauguration Ceremony.