Obituaries
Westchester Medical Center Shooting: Delucias' Services Set
A note left by Richard DeLucia said he was distraught over his wife's medical issues.
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY — Services have been set for the Yorktown Heights couple who died in a shooting at Westchester Medical Center Aug. 8. Visitation will be held for Ann DeLucia and Richard DeLucia from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at Pleasant Manor Funeral Home, 575 Columbus Ave. in Thornwood.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17 at Holy Name of Jesus Church, 2 Broadway in Valhalla.
Burial will follow at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale.
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The DeLucias are survived by a son, Richard.
Richard DeLucia, 71, brought a revolver into Ann DeLucia’s fourth floor hospital room the morning of Aug. 8 at Westchester Medical Center and shot her once while she was lying in bed.
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He then turned the gun onto himself, police said.
They were found by hospital personnel who tried to render care, but the couple died of their wounds.
County police detectives found a note later that day at their home in which Richard DeLucia wrote that he was distraught over his wife’s medical issues and wanted to end her suffering.
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