Angelo "Andrew" B Dugo

Andy was the second child of twelve born in Altavilla Milicia Sicily to Antonino and Maria LoBosco Dugo. He arrived in the US on the SS Perugia with his mother and brother Antonio on 15 Nov 1909, and joined his father in Pittsburgh. Andy traveled as a young adult, met Marie Lagnese in Pittsburgh, got married and eventually became a journalist and features writer with the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. He and Marie never had children. She preceded him in death in 1987. He was a delightful man still sharp and witty well into his 90's when I met him.

Andrew B. Dugo, 97, of Shadyside, died Friday, July 25, 2003. Born Sept. 13, 1905, in Sicily, he was the beloved husband of the late Marie A. (Lagnese) Dugo; brother of the late Rosella (Dugo) Kelly, Eleanor Dugo and Thomas Dugo. He is survived by two sisters, Roseanne (Dugo) Bilitho of Orange City, Fla., and Marie (Dugo) Abbott of Carmichael, Pa.; also a brother, Verner B. Dugo (Marcella) of Ormond Beach, Fla.; two sisters-in-law, Margaret (Lagnese) Moore and Nelda (Lagnese) Samuels; many nieces, nephews and friends who will dearly miss him. Andy was a former writer with the International News Service in New York; the Greenwich Village News; Erie Gazette; Homestead Messenger, Pittsburgh; Sun-Telegraph; Las Vegas Review Journal; and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He was a graduate of Columbia, Georgetown and Duquesne universities. He also was a life long member of St. Lawrence O'Toole Church in Garfield, the American Legion Post #5 (East Liberty), Pittsburgh Writers Guild, Communication Workers of America and he was a World War II Army veteran. During his lifetime, Andy received many awards including induction into the Pennsylvania Individual Sports Hall of Fame and the Allegheny County Sports Hall of Fame. The family wishes to thank and acknowledge the caring, generosity and friendship of the dedicated staff at the Willows (Presbyterian Senior Care), Oakmont. Funeral from MCCABE BROS. FUNERAL HOME, 5300 Penn Ave., Bloomfield, at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Lawrence O'Toole Church. Visitation with the family from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions can be made to the Presbyterian Senior Care, 1215 Hulton Road, Oakmont, PA 15139

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• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 27 2017, 14:10:18 UTC
• Updated from Ancestry Genealogy via father Antonino D'Ugo by SmartCopy: Aug 9 2015, 18:41:17 UTC

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Obituary: Andrew Dugo / Former Post-Gazette sandlot sports writer
Tuesday, July 29, 2003

By Jan Ackerman, Post-Gazette Staff Writer

Sports was always at the center of Andrew Dugo's life -- as a youth playing football or baseball on the streets of Garfield and as a sports writer for numerous newspapers, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Mr. Dugo, a quiet, gentle fellow who was known for his crisp, neat appearance in the newsroom, especially loved to write a column about sandlot sports teams, the community sporting events that were at the core of his own youth. During his long career, he also worked on newspapers in New York, Las Vegas and Erie.

"He liked to write about the common person," said Danny Palmer, a retired clerk from the Post-Gazette sports department.

Mr. Dugo, 97, of Shadyside, died of respiratory failure Friday at Presbyterian SeniorCare in Oakmont.

"He had other jobs offered to him, but he always wanted to write," said his brother, Ben Dugo, of Ormand Beach, Fla., and Warren, Pa.

Mr. Dugo, who was born in Sicily in 1905, immigrated with his family to Garfield at age 5. While still learning to speak English, he came to understand that sports was the universal language in his neighborhood where street fighting, baseball and football brought together youths from different cultures -- Irish, Germans and Italians.

After graduating from Peabody High School, Mr. Dugo worked his way through several colleges, earning money from a variety of jobs while earning degrees from Duquesne University and Columbia University in New York, said his nephew, Jack Samuels, of Stanton Heights.

"He used to walk dogs in New York City. He would drive a cab, he was a checkout cashier," Samuels said.

Mr. Dugo's years in the world of sports brought him close associations with famous names of the day, including the late Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. In the sandlot baseball leagues, he once pinch-hit for baseball legend Honus Wagner when both of them were playing on a team sponsored by a cab company.

In 1943, at age 38, Mr. Dugo enlisted in the Army and served as an interpreter in Italy.

His newspaper career included jobs with the International News Service in New York, the Greenwich Village News, the Erie Gazette, the Homestead Messenger, the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph and the Post-Gazette.

Marino Parascenzo, retired Post-Gazette golf writer, said Mr. Dugo, late in his career, served as a makeup editor in the days of hot type. He would supervise the assembling of the sports pages for the early edition, known as the "bulldog."

"He was soft-spoken and shy, always gracious ... and a real gentleman," Parascenzo said.

After retiring from the Post-Gazette in 1971, Mr. Dugo was inducted into several sports halls of fame.

His wife of 52 years, Marie Lagnese Dugo, died in 1987.

In addition to his brother, he is survived by two sisters, Roseanne Bilitho of Orange City, Fla., and Marie Abbott of Carmichaels, Greene County.

Visitation is today from 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at McCabe Brothers Funeral Home, 5300 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. A Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church in Garfield.