Alphonso 'Al' D. Gambone

ALPHONSO “AL” D. GAMBONE, A RETIRED MAINTENANCE AND MACHINE SHOP SUPERVISOR, DIED ON NOVEMBER 25 AT MERCY HOSPITAL.  HE WAS 101 YEARS OLD. MR GAMBONE RETIRED FROM THE MARKEL CORPORATION AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A MACHINE SHOP AND PLANT MANAGER.  PRIOR TO THAT HE SPENT 28 YEARS WITH W.A. CASE AND SONS AS A PRES AND PRODUCTION FOREMAN. HE HAD ALSO WORKED FOR WILDMAN JACQUARD AND PHOENIXVILLE STEEL COMPANY. HE WAS EDUCATED IN THE NORRISTOWN PUBLIC AND EVENING SCHOOLS. MR. GAMBONE WAS A PROMOINENT MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT CLUB OF NORRISTOWN AND ALSO A  MEMEBER OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION.  HE WAS ENROLLED WITH HONORS IN THE LEADERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE AND WAS AN 18 YEAR MEMBER OF THE MEN OF MALVERN. HE WAS SECRETARY FOR STEEL WORKERS LOCAL #2509 FOR 10 YEARS IN 1958 REPRESENTING UE LOCAL#156 HE WAS A DELEGTE TO THE 23 U.E INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION HELD IN NY CITY AT THE STATLER HILTON HOTEL. A SPORTS ENTHUSIAST, HE WAS A CATCHER FOR THE LAM BASEBALL TEAM AND PLAYED INFIELD FOR THE 9TH WARD CARDINALS.  HE ALSO PLAYED CENTER AND TACKLE FOR THE BRIDGEPORT AA FOOTBALL TEAM.  IN THE 1930’S, MR GAMBONE WAS A SPORTS REPORTER FOR BOTH THE NORRISTOWN MORNING NEWS AND THE NORRISTOWN REGISTER.  HE WAS OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER FOR NORRISTOWN’S ENTRY IN THE CLASS D MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AS A FARM TEAM FOR THE BOSTON REDSOX.  HE MANAGED SEMI-PRO BASEBALL AND LED HOLY SAVIOR TO TWO CATHOLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 1934 AND 1935 AND MANAGED THE OLD NORRISTOWN CITY LEAGUE. HE WAS BORN ON AUGUST 30, 1910 AND WAS A SON OF FELIX AND CARMELLA (CIONE) GAMBONE.  HE WAS MARRIED TO MARGARET NARDUCCI ON OCTOBER 20, 1935 AT HOLY SAVIOR CHURCH. SURVIVING ARE HIS CHILDREN JANICE MORATH OF EAGLEVILLE AND ALVON OF SKIPPACK, 6 GRANDCHILDREN.  11 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN AND 32 NIECES AND NEPHEWS.  HE IS PRE-DECEASED BY BROTHERS HENRY, ENRICO, ANGELO AND ANTHONY AND SISTERS CONNIE COMI, ROSE MASTROCOLA, ANNA BOCCUTI.    Relatives and friends are invited to Visitation BVM Church 196 North Trooper Rd. Trooper, PA 19403 on Tuesday November 29, 2011 from 9-10 AM.  His Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 AM.  Interment St. Patrick Cemetery Mausoleum.  Services entrusted to Szpindor-Meyers Funeral Home