Louis J. Profera
Louis Joseph Profera of Hampton Bays and formerly of North Merrick, died on Sunday, November 13, of heart failure. He was 74.
Born in Brooklyn on June 16, 1937, to Savio and Sarah Profera, he attended St. John’s University, earned a degree in accounting and graduated from Brooklyn Law School.
Mr. Profera practiced law for 46 years. His career ranged from tax corporate law to general practice. He was deputy counsel to the Grievance Committee of the Second Judicial Department of the New York State Appellate Division. For the last 20 years, his practice was focused on family court, including law guardian advocate for hundreds of abused and abandoned children in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Mr. Profera had a passion for gardening. A true arborist at heart, he propagated trees, shrubs and flowers. He said that his love for gardening brought him closer to God and the beauty that God created in nature was close to his heart, family said.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Catherine (née Pizzuto); children, Dr. Lisa Profera-Bielby of Michigan and her husband Michael, and Dr. Louis S. Profera of Southampton and his wife Lisa; and grandchildren, Michaela and Angelina Bielby and Sarah and Luke Profera.
A funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, November 17, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Roman Catholic Church in Southampton. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of R.J. O’Shea Funeral Home in Hampton Bays.
Memorial donations may be made to Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Roman Catholic Church, 168 Hill Street, Southampton, NY 11969, and the Arbor Day Foundation, 211 North 12th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508.
on Nov 15, 2011