Giacomo A. Lucente

Giacomo A. Lucente, a World War II Army veteran and a former bartender at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post when it was on Main Street in East Hampton, died of lung disease last Thursday at the age of 90. 

Known as Jack, Mr. Lucente was a fisherman and clammer whose introduction to East Hampton came as a child when he would spend summers with relatives who lived on the former peach farm in Northwest Woods. 

Born on Aug. 2, 1927, in Hackensack, N.J., the son of Anthony Lucente and the former Rose Urato, Mr. Lucente was a graduate of Hackensack High School. After joining the Army and serving in World War II, he returned to New Jersey and worked as a beautician for many years. Later, he sold airplane parts for the Air Works company. 

In 1959, he settled in East Hampton, where he was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the American Legion. Although he never married, Mr. Lucente’s home was a popular spot for family gatherings, including summertime visits from his 10 nieces and nephews (including grand and great-grandnieces and nephews). “We’d go to the beach every day,” Cosimo Ferrari, a nephew, recalled. 

Mr. Lucente’s sister, Frances Ferrari, predeceased him. A funeral service was held at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton on Monday, followed by burial at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery.