Anthony P. Bianchini

Albany, NY-Anthony P. Bianchini departed this world in peace after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer and the side effects caused by certain treatments surrounded by his loving family on Monday, December 5, 2022 at age 76. He was born to the late Philip Bianchini and Antoinette Ragazzino Bianchini in February, 1946 in the Bronx, NY. He was predeceased by his first wife and mother of his children, Linda King Bianchini, in 2003 after 25 wonderful years of marriage. Coming from a family of modest means, Anthony worked several jobs during his academic career. He delivered bleach to residential customers in Manhattan and the Bronx working for his beloved Uncle Sal Bianchini; co-owned and operated a car parking concession at Patricia Murphy’s Restaurant in Westchester and tended bar in Lake George and Lake Luzerne during school breaks. Anthony graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx in 1963 (interscholastic weightlifting team and handball team), Westchester Community College (awarded the Trustees Award as the outstanding Graduate of 1966, President of the WCC Class of 1966 and brother of Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity), NYU Stern School of Business in 1966, (BS in Business Administration, Economics), and SUNY Albany in 1976 (MA in Labor Economics/Labor Relations). Upon earning his graduate degree, he was awarded an economics internship with the U S Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. He was honorably discharged from the US Army in September 1971. He worked for NYS government for 30 years, most of which was for the State Division of the Budget and retired as Director of Financial Administration from the Office Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services in 2004. Anthony is survived by his loving wife, Donna Haggerty-Bianchini (who provided exceptional care and support during his fight), his two children, Samantha Bianchini DePriest (Christopher) and Greg Bianchini (Indira Gamez), both of Georgia, and five stepchildren through his marriage to Donna. They are Todd Haggerty (Kristen), Kelly MacNabb (Joshua), Patrick Haggerty (Nicole), Meghan Geraghty (Kevin) and Matthew Haggerty (Victoria). He is also survived by 14 grandchildren; they are Dylan, Connor, Colin and Emma DePriest, all of Georgia, Caroline, William and Anna Haggerty, Madison and Sienna Haggerty, Molly and Katie MacNabb, and Ryan, Drew and Jack Geraghty. His is also survived by his sisters Marie Marti (Dan) and Lori Sparano (Joseph MD), brothers-in-law Mark Lawrence and Kurt Lawrence (Kit), Linda King Bianchini’s sister Barbara Bulan (Dennis) and Dean King (Wendy), and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his nephew Daniel Marti and niece Rebecca King Cox. Some of his greatest joys were watching his 14 grandchildren grow and thrive, attending their numerous sporting and arts events and telling them about the “old days”. In his earlier and healthier years, Anthony enjoyed hunting (with his father and subsequently his lifelong hunting partner Elliot Stiles and finally his cousin Peter Pileggi), camping on Lake Harris with his children, friends and their children, planning and taking many vacations with Linda and their children, boating, scuba diving and water skiing on Lake George, hiking in the Catskill Mountains with his father and then father-in-law Abe J. King, tending his vegetable garden and motorcycling with his friends from work. For aerobic exercise Anthony walked, clocking over 41,000 miles from 1978 through 2020. He was an ardent defender of all things American and was a longtime member of the NRA, NYS Rifle and Pistol Association, Shooters Committee on Public Education (SCOPE) and the Watervliet Fish and Game Protective Association, the American Legion, the Army Historical Foundation and a founding sponsor of the National Museum of the United States Army. Anthony wishes to thank the wonderful staff at St. Peter’s Hospital Oncology Unit for the skilled and compassionate care they provided to him during his fight with cancer. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Anthony’s family Friday, December 9, 2022 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street, Albany, NY 12206. Please enter the funeral home from the rear parking lot entrance only. Funeral services Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 10:00 am at Christ Our Light Catholic Church, Loudonville, NY where his Funeral Mass will be celebrated. To view the Mass visit YouTube.com and search for Christ Our Church Loudonville. The Rite of Committal will be held at Memory Gardens Cemetery immediately following the Mass. Those wishing to remember Anthony in a special way may send a contribution to Capital District Rescue Mission, 259 S. Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12202, The Community Hospice, 445 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205 or Hillsdale College, 33 E College Street, Hillsdale, MI 49242. To leave a message for the family please visit www.McveighFuneralHome.com

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Anthony P. Bianchini

February 25, 1946 - December 5, 2022