Russell J. Sapia
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Russell J. Sapia, 81, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2022. Russ was born in Hartford, CT on March 11, 1941 to Joseph and Nellie Sapia, and spent most of his life in East Hartford, CT, before retiring to Saint Petersburg in 2008.
He is predeceased by his parents, Joseph Sapia and Nellie Vallano Sapia, and survived by his wife of 61 years, Lorraine Sapia, their son, Jeffrey Sapia and his wife, Trisha Sapia, of Bonifay, FL, and their son, Christopher Sapia and his husband, Gregory Haroian, of Manchester, CT, and two grandchildren, Jessica Abbott and Justin Sapia, and four great grandchildren all living in FL.
Russell graduated from East Hartford High in 1960, marrying his high school sweetheart, Lorraine Benn in 1961. He was a meat cutter by trade, owned his own grocery store in the 1970s, and then worked for Waldbaum's Supermarkets of West Hartford, CT until retirement. He was a hard working man who loved fishing and boating in his spare time. His dream of living in FL on the intra-coastal where he could boat year round was realized when they retired to St. Petersburg in 2008. Along with his love of fishing and boating, he was an avid sports fan, and struggled with whether to cheer for the Boston Red Sox or the Tampa Rays.
Donations, in his honor, may be made to The American Kidney Fund.
Details of a Memorial Service have not been arranged as of yet.