Obituary of Anthony J. Signorile

SIGNORILE - Anthony J., 92, of Manhasset, NY and New York City, passed away on October 10, 2016. A Stuyvesant High School and Baruch College graduate and WWII veteran, he served as a navigator in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1946 rising to the rank of 1st Lieutenant. A.J. married high school sweetheart, Frances M. Tucci in 1945 and they were married for 68 years. She predeceased him in 2013. He became a CPA in 1956. Mr. Signorile founded the New York accounting firm of A. J. Signorile & Co in 1967. He worked at Arthur Young & Co, Leslie Banks and Co, Lybrand Ross Bros. and Montgomery later known as Coopers & Lybrand/PriceWaterhouse Coopers before leaving to found his own firm. Mr. Signorile served as tax advisor to the Charles A Dana family and chief outside auditor for the Charles A Dana Foundation. Known for his philanthropic work, he was Trustee and later Chairman of the Eleanor Naylor Dana Charit-able Trust known for its major support of performing arts, music, theatre, bio-medical research and health organizations. He is survived by a brother, William Signorile, two children, Linda S. Ehrlich and Stephen A. Signorile as well as five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held at Fairchild Sons Funeral Chapel, 1570 Northern Blvd., Manhasset on Saturday, October 15 from 3-5pm and 7-9pm. Funeral at Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 12 Franklin Ave, Port Washington, NY on Sunday, October 16 at 3pm.