Joseph A. Favino ’48

Joseph A. Favino ’48, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Newburgh, N.Y.; Nov. 14, after a long illness. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was sent to Brown, where he met his future wife. He grew his father’s plumbing and heating business, expanding it into Favino Mechanical Construction, an HVAC contractor in the Hudson River Valley. He was a longtime member of the board of trustees of the Unions America Local 269 (plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters) and participated in many collective bargaining negotiations as well as serving on Newburgh planning and zoning boards. He enjoyed fishing and playing golf and achieved five holes-in-one during his lifetime. He is survived by five children and their spouses, including daughter Catherine Favino ’75; three grandchildren; two great-grand-
children; and a half-sister.