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• We will not be allowing more than 25 people in the funeral home at a given time, therefore, we kindly ask that you limit your visitation time in order to accommodate other visitors that may be waiting to enter the chapel.
• We also ask that you please follow all CDC guidelines before entering the funeral home. Please call (718) 745 - 1445 for more information.

Thank You,
Clavin Funeral Home

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Visiting: Sunday (12/20) 1 - 4  &  5 - 8 PM
Mass: Monday (12/21) 10:30 AM @ Saint Patrick's R.C. Church
Crematory: Green-Wood Crematory (Brooklyn, NY)

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The funeral mass for Dr. Antonio P. Ricaforte will be livestreamed.

To access please click HERE

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Our Dad, Dr. Antonio P. Ricaforte, passed away this past Friday, December 11, 2020. Not from Covid, but because he lived such a full life that he finally wore his body out. And...... I think he missed his girl..... Jean. We know Mom & Dad are dancing again to Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night", with a live performance from Frank himself. And he is playing Canasta with Aunt Harriet, Grandma Sis, Mom and Pop - and he gets to meet our mother's father Herbert for the first time. We would love to listen in on that conversation. And he gets to see his mom and dad, and his siblings again. And Mom & Dad finally get to take that Cross-Country RV Trip together now.

So let's drink to the "Man, the Myth, the Legend" that was Tony Ricaforte. Not because he had amassed some great personal fortune, nor a real estate empire, nor was he a titan of the medical field. No, he is the "Man, the Myth, the Legend" because he is the most humble man you ever met; he is the guy .....you just wanted to put in your pocket and take home with you; he is the doctor who did not want anyone to know he was a doctor, so he would be treated just like everybody else……...but he was the Doctor people asked how he made any money, because he never billed anyone; he practiced golf for what seemed like everyday for 40 years - inside the house and out - but never got any better than when he first started.........but it never stopped him; he has a smile that lights up the room; he is our brother, our uncle, our friend, our Doctor, our Grandpa, our Dad……………the "Man, the Myth, the Legend".

Dad passed with his children by his side......... on his own terms at home....(and also mom's terms) - she had us call the Priest to give Dad his last sacrament, and then after the Priest left and his favorite Josh Groban song was playing........he looked at the both of us...... a look that said a thousand words.........and then closed his eyes........he was sad to leave us ..............but he had to go see about his girl.

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In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made in memory of Dr. Antonio P. Ricaforte to either:

1. Love Conquers Cancer "Feed Them First" campaign. Not only are they fellow first responders like our Dad, but it looks like they are going to need it in the next few weeks. Please nominate the Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Staff at NYU Langone Lutheran Brooklyn Campus, and specifically the ICU and Floor 3600 Stroke Unit - in memory of Dr. Antonio P. Ricaforte, and for taking such compassionate care of him when he was hospitalized for 3 weeks, before coming home to pass.
a. All Donations can be made to:
VENMO: @loveconquers-cancer
or contact Steven Casatelli DSNY BK 7 (718) 316-8595.

2. Or you can make donations in Memory of Dr. Antonio P. Ricaforte to the Guild for Exceptional Children, as the GEC's October 2020 Golf Outing was the last charity golf outing that Dad played with me, and loved it.
a. All donations in Memory of Dr. Antonio P. Ricaforte can be made directly on their website at www.gecbklyn.org or you can send a check by mail to:

The Guild for Exceptional Children, Inc.
260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220-5201
T: (718) 833-6633