Pete was born on August 8, 1933. He attended Sacred Heart Elementary and St. Thomas High School. While attending St Thomas High School, Pete played football, helping St. Thomas win a State Championship, an accomplishment he was always very proud of. After graduating high school, Pete served in the U.S. Army. Following basic training at Fort Lewis in Washington State, he served as an Engineer Specialist attached to the 97th Engineer Depot, Ascom, South Korea.
Following his time in the army, Pete worked in the restaurant business owning numerous restaurants including Nino’s Italian Restaurant and Alfie’s Fish and Chips.
He was married to Antoinette Porcarello for more than 56 years. Pete and Antoinette went into the pharmacy business until their retirement in 2014.
Pete enjoyed attending sporting events especially baseball and football. He was a season ticket owner for the Houston Oilers and the Houston Texans. He also enjoyed frequent trips to Las Vegas.
He was preceded in death by his parents Thomas and Lillian Porcarello of Houston. He is survived by his wife, Antoinette, daughter Janice Lynds and her husband Michael and grandchildren Michael, Jennifer and Kelly, son Darrell Cleboski and his wife Cheryl and grandchildren Stephen Cleboski and his wife Kelsie, Christopher Cleboski and his wife Wendy and great-grandchildren Andrea and Olivia. He is also survived by his brother Paul Porcarello and his wife Diana as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Pete was a people person. He loved his family and his friends and enjoyed spending as much time with them as possible. Anyone who had the opportunity to meet Pete soon realized how thoughtful, caring and generous he was. Many of the friendships he established through his years continued for the rest of his life. Pete was dearly loved by his family and will be sorely missed by his family and friends for years to come. If you knew Pete you always knew how he felt. He would tell you. “…with my fingers.”
Serving as Honorary Pallbearers: Phorest Rice, Cecil Cottrell, Rene Licea, Scooter Schillaci, Bobby Jozwiak, and Sammy Patrenella. Active Pallbearers: Michael T. Lynds, Michael A. Lynds, Stephen Cleboski, Christopher Cleboski, Tim Horan, Phillip Barletta, Kelly Lynds and Jennifer Lynds.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ForestParkLawndaleFH.com for the Porcarello family.
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