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Salvatore A. DeCarlo D.M.D. of Southampton died on February 28, 2017. He was 101.
Dr. DeCarlo was born in White Plains, on August 21, 1915. He graduated Tufts University Dental School in 1941. In 1943 he volunteered for service in the U.S. Army and was stationed on Okinawa as a captain in the Medical Corps. After the war he toured Japan with the occupation forces. He practiced dentistry for 30 years before retiring to a cottage he hand built in 1950 with lumber secured from a deconstructed barrack at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Dr. DeCarlo’s community service included membership in the Lions Club, the Knights of Columbus and the Sons of Italy. As a member of the Southampton Golf Club since 1964, he passionately enjoyed his favorite sport and was able to play the game until the age of 99, still walking the course.
With his wife Ruth, who predeceased him in 2008, he donated 3,500 hours of volunteer work at the Southampton Hospital Thrift Shop. He became an iconic fixture at Catena’s Market, his favorite hangout, where he spent his last years trading stories and gossip with his many friends.
Survivors said Dr. DeCarlo was known as an affable gentleman and loved by many, adding that his death “marks the end of an era in American History characterized as being ‘The Greatest Generation.’”
He is survived by three children Alan Nicholas, Margaret Jean, Lawrence Arthur; and a granddaughter, Kendall.
A military burial service will be held at a later date at the Calverton National Cemetery.
on Mar 13, 2017