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On Thursday, May 11, 2011, Albert, 83, of Whitehall Borough. Beloved husband of the late Susan L. (Cornett) Badaracco and Marian (McGarr) Badaracco; loving father of Coleen (John) Friedrich and twins Michael and Pamela Badaracco; grandfather of Brian (Ella) and Scott (Rebecca) Kaiser; brother of Lillian Carson and the late Ronald Badaracco; brother-in-law of Anna Mae Badaracco. Al was a local businessman; he was owner of Michael's Marine in Pittsburgh, Past Commander of the U.S. Power Squadron, more recently he was the founder of the Farmall Cub Fest and affectionately known by its members as "Albie" also he was a Veteran US Army WWII. Al's two favorite pastimes were accordions and rebuilding Farmall tractors. Services and interment private. The family requests donations in Al's memory to the Three Rivers Hospice, 1195 Jacks Run Rd., North Versailles, PA 15137. Arrangements by GRIFFITH MORTUARY, INC., (412) 655-4400. www.griffithmortuary.net.
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May 14, 2012
Sandy Gross
Sue:
I am so sorry to hear about your loss.
May 20, 2011
Kevin Ketcham
Albie,what a gentleman you were.One of the "few".You will be missed by many.I'm glad to have met you and got to know you a little.My you rest in peace and keep an eye on us from time to time.Kevin B Ketcham
May 19, 2011
Doug Miller
Albie was a true gentleman and it was always a pleasure to chat with him. His eagerness to share knowledge was the inspiration for "cubfest" and his memory will continue to live on with every future cubfest.
May your memories comfort you and bring you peace during this very difficult time.
Doug & Bonnie
May 19, 2011
Mike O'Rourke
I met Albi at the Cub Fest in Ohio last year, and while I only talked with him for two days we had a great time. I was so looking forward to seeing him again this year.
He will be missed by all. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
May 19, 2011
Ed Darowski
I met Albie at a cubfest in Ohio, last summer. He also came to Northeast cubfest, last fall. I found him to be a very humble, but intelligent individual, willing to share all he knew, about our Farmall cubs. I truly enjoyed helping him with a engine seal project, at Northeast cubfest. ScottyD'sdad
May 19, 2011
Darrell (Bigdog) Ratliff
I first met "Albie" many years ago at one of his cub workshops. He was an instantly likeable fellow and was truly dedicated to educating and helping others learn about one of his passions.
I had many personal and online "conversations" with him and they were always a pleasure. I am so glad that he got a chance to see how his CubFest idea has grown. He will be missed by all of us who share his love of Farmall Cubs.
May 19, 2011
My prayers for God's comfort to you all in your time of loss. I got to meet "Albie" this past October at Cecil's CubFest my wife and I certainly enjoyed talking with him. He will be greatly missed.
Jeremy Wagner (Montrose, PA)
May 18, 2011
Heartfelt sympathies to all of Albie's family. He was truly a kind and caring man. He will be missed by those of us in the farmallcub.com community. It was a joy to meet him in person and spend some quality time with him.
Bill Hudson, Ohio
May 18, 2011
Billy Ray Richter
I only met Albie last year at one of the Cub Fests which he was responsible for starting but it only took a few minutes to realize he was one of the most giving people I had ever met. Truly a gentleman and the Cub World will miss him but he will be remembered at all our gatherings and events.
Billy Ray
Kinard, Florida
May 18, 2011
Rudi Saueracker, SSM
Our condolences to the family your loss. I first met Albie on the old Farmallcub.com forums back in 2002. He was always full of good advice, lots of support and encouragement as I learned about my new to me Cub Ellie-Mae. I wanted to be able to get to his Cub Workshops that he and George Willer put on in 2002 and 03 and of course the first CubFest Ohio in 2004. Though I could not attend because of distance .. Ohio to NB is a long way away, Albie encouraged me along with George to put on my own CubFest and because of their insistence the very first CubFest Northeast 2004 became a reality. My next one will be in Albie's honour. He truly was one of the greatest mentors to us Cub nuts and he will be sadly missed. I always wondered if he knew just how many people he touched with his generosity, his kindness and his encouragement. He truly was a wonderful person.
May 18, 2011
Met him several years ago at one of those cub tractor get togthers. He was very nice to talk too . I really enjoyed his stories. Albie you be sadly missed. Rest in peace.
Jeff Silvey McCordsville, IN
May 18, 2011
Dave "Winfield Dave" Stephens
Michael,
You and your sisters are in my prayers. Albie and I met and grew close thru the Farmall Cub family. I will miss him as will many others.
May 18, 2011
Bill "Barnyard" Weisbrodt
I am so sorry to hear of Albie's passing. I was just asking about him at our last Cubfest. He will be sadly missed by many Farmall Cub owners. His wit and wisdom were the highlite of many Cubfests.
May 17, 2011
DEAR SUE:
I JUST LEARNED OF YOUR LOSS AND I WISH TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES. AL WAS A VERY SPECIAL KIND OF GUY AND I KNOW THAT HE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL,.
SANDY GROSS
May 15, 2011
We are very sorry for your loss. We remember Albert as a very unique person who did things his own way. At times he reminded me of my own dad. And who can forget the accordian playing that livened up the picnics? We'll send a gift in his name to the hospice. Al and Cathy Ferree
May 15, 2011
I am very saddened to see that Al has passed away. I will always remember him for how great a person he was. Always a smile when he greeted me. Always took the time to help out.
CHUCK BERAN-Downtown Pontiac
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