Arthur P. 'Artie' Siccardi

Arthur P. Siccardi III, (September 4, 1955 - August 9, 2012) was a devoted and loving son to Artie Siccardi, brother to Drew and Drew's wife Lori, proud uncle of Melanie and Cody, and nephew of Jean Mandel and Gail and Ray Buttenbaum. He was a loyal friend to Beverly Deutsch and many other lucky people in Tupper Lake, Basking Ridge, NJ, and New York City.

A graduate of Paramus High and Wheeling College, in 1983 he received a Master's in Social Work from Columbia University after which he began work at the Somerset Hills Residential Treatment Center where for over 29 years he worked with boys 11 to 16 who faced severe emotional, behavioral and environmental challenges.

Arthur was passionate about food, the Adirondacks, gardening, and theatre. He was a great cook and began his love affair with food by learning from his mother, Jane Siccardi, and his maternal grandparents, Rudy and Jeanette Waller. Rudy owned one of the last small butcher shops in Cliffside Park, New Jersey and his home was filled with good cooking for his family and friends. Arthur carried on the tradition and would even special order arugula at the supermarket in the Adirondacks for his dinners with friends this before it was commonly available.

As for the Adirondacks, from the age of ten, he spent part of every summer up at Tupper Lake and was never happier than sitting on his deck reading a book, working on his tan, contemplating planting his flowers, and enjoying the magnificent sunsets. His other love, theatre, he was able to indulge by working for his father at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Broadway as a stagehand and visiting his brother who is a stagehand at the New Amsterdam Theatre. He was an avid theatre goer and also introduced many of the boys he worked with to Broadway.

He was full of good cheer, loved the simple pleasures of life such as attending Yankees and Giants games, and cared deeply for the people around him. His care and love for his step-mother, Susan MacNair, throughout her illness was memorable.

He would want everyone to "Live For Today" as he did. Donations in his memory can be made to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, The American Cancer Society, or The Wild Center at Tupper Lake in his beloved Adirondacks.

A memorial service is being planned.

He was always looking for the next flower to plant among all the others. He could be found on the dock reading a great book and working on a good tan! Everyone knew that dinner with Artie would be a great delight. He was creative and inventive in his kitchen- LIVE FOR TODAY- AS ARTIE DID!