THE DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL
Daytona Beach, Florida
Thursday, November 20, 2008


Funeral  Mass  celebrating  the  life  of  Andrew  Anthony  Appio,  66,  of  Ormond  Beach,  who passed  away  on  Tuesday,  November  18,  2008  at  the  Stuart  F.  Meyer  Hospice  House, Palm  Coast,  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  November  22,  2008  at  9:00  a.m.  at  the  Santa Maria  del  Mar  Catholic  Church,  915  N.  Central Ave, Flagler Beach.  

His  family  will  receive  friends  on  Friday,  November  21,  2008  from  2:00  p.m.  to 4:00 p.m. and from  6:00  p.m.  to 8:00  p.m.  at  the  Craig-Flagler  Palms Funeral  Home,  511  Old  Kings Rd.  S., Flagler Beach.

Andrew  was  born  on  April  15,  1942  in  Brooklyn,  NY  to  the  late  Dominick  and  Louise (Ditaranto)  Appio,  He  worked  as  a  Service  Technician  for  the  New  York  Telephone Company,  AT&T,  and  for  Lucent  Technologies,  from  where  he  retired  in  1994.  

Andrew moved  to  this  area  in  1993,  coming  from  Long  Island,  NY.  He  was  a  member of the Santa  Maria  del  Mar  Catholic  Church,  he  enjoyed  photography,  observing  nature, drawing, and  he  was  very  artistic.

Andrew  is  survived  by  his  loving  wife  of  44  years,  Carolyn  Appio  of  Ormond  Beach.  

Additional  survivors  include  his  daughter,  Denise  Middleton  and  her  husband,  Scott  of Palm Coast,  FL;  his  son,  Dominick  Appio  and  his  wife,  Tracy  of  Port  Orange,  FL;  his  brother, Benjamin  Appio  and  his  wife,  Julie  of  Little  Silver,  NJ;  his  five  grandchildren,  Ashley  and Katie  Appio  and  Jessica,  Alyssa,  and  Skylar  Middleton;  his  sister-in-law,  Barbara Bianchina of  Long  Island,  NY;  his  brother-in-­law,  Robert  D'Oca  and  his  wife,  Karen  of  Staten Island,  NY;  his  father-in-law,  Frank  D'Oca  and  his  companion,  Trudy  of  Port  Orange, FL; and  his  many  nieces and  nephews.

Memorial  donations  may  be  made  in  memory  of  Andrew  to  the  Stuart  F.  Meyer  Hospice House,  150  Memorial  Medical  Parkway,  Palm  Coast,  FL  32164.

Arrangements  are  in  the  care  and  trust  of  Craig-Flagler  Palms  Funeral  Home.