Anthony Liberato Bilello, 61 passed away on March 13, 2020, at Mt. Sinai Hospital, after a long illness.
He was born on September 9, 1958, in Newburgh, NY, to Julia (D’Angelo) Bilello and the late Lawrence R. Bilello, Sr. Anthony was a graduate of Sacred Heart Grammar School and Newburgh Free Academy. He graduated from Iona College with a Bachelor of Science in Humanities.
Anthony enjoyed a long career at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, in various positions, culminating in the position he enjoyed most as a Library Technician at the USMA Library, until the time of his retirement. Anthony enjoyed his involvement on the Creative Team at Flowers by David Anthony where he skillfully designed many Chuppahs.
Anthony served as a volunteer librarian and hot lunch server at Sacred Heart School. More recently he served as head sacristan at Sacred Heart Church where, flawlessly and with great love he attended to the logistics of Sunday Masses. Anthony was a regular fixture at Sacred Heart’s annual St. Anthony feast, where he participated in making massive amounts of fried dough and served as the unofficial mayor of the event. Anthony also enjoyed helping to prepare the Church for Holy Days.
Anthony is survived, and will be missed by his mother, Julia, of New Windsor; sister, Rosemary Reeves, of New Windsor; sister, Marianne (Albert) Pacione, of Middletown; brother, Larry (Evie) of Mundelein, Illinois; brother, Michael (Jane) of Wappingers Falls; brother, Joseph, of Newburgh; sister, Julianna (David) Recine of New Windsor; and 31 nieces and nephews whom he loved as if they were his own children. Finally, a special word of thanks and gratitude to the exceptional healthcare teams at NYU Medical Center and the Terrance Cardinal Cooke Rehabilitation Center, both in Manhattan, where Anthony received highly skilled and compassionate care.
Due to the recent Coronavirus, a celebration of Anthony’s life as well as a Funeral Mass will take place on a later date with love and respect, the Bilello Family.
In lieu of flowers, donations made be made to the Friars of the Renewal, 180 South St. in Newburgh , or Sacred Heart Church at 301 Ann St. Newburgh.