Roberto Cesear Serra

Roberto was born on August 10th, 1920 in Springfield ,MA. Roberto's father was Arturo Serra and his mother was Francesca Grendelia Ferri (Serra). His paternal grandparents were Serra and Adele (Serra); his maternal grandparents were Joseph Ferri and Laura (Ferri). He had three brothers and a sister, named Joseph, Arthur, Leonildo and Laura. He died due to heart disease at the age of 86 on April 7th, 2007 in Westfield, MA. The funeral took place on November 12th, 2007 and was arranged by Robert E. Cusak Funeral Home. He was cremated on November 13th, 2007 in Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Agawam MA.

General Notes
- Known to his grandchildren as Papa. Served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the 759th Squadron, 459th bomber group flying over Northern Africa and Italy. He was the belly gunner in the B24 .......... RObert was a big athlete, playing both soccer and baseball well into his adult years. He set the scoring record for Commerce High School in Springfield Mass that held for many years in soccer. He played baseball for the Trojans, in the Daily News Sandlot Leauge. He was a catcher, and caught for Vic Raschi who went on to play for the New York Yankees.

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