Patrick Lizotte

Patrick Lizotte, 69

By Staten Island Advance Staten Island Advance
on January 21, 2014 at 6:05 AM, updated January 21, 2014 at 6:14 AM
Patrick Lizotte, 2001Family Photo

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Patrick Lizotte, 69, of Elm Park, a retired SEMAC structural mechanic and a loving family man, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, in Ocean Breeze.

Born in New Brunswick, Canada, he moved with his parents to Queens when he was 12 years old and graduated from high school there. He moved to Brooklyn in 1966 and settled in Elm Park in 1971.

Mr. Lizotte earned a bachelor's degree from a college in Long Island and an associate's degree from a business school in Queens.

He was a structural mechanic for 39 years for the SEMAC team of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, based in Jersey City. He retired in 2009.

Mr. Lizotte enjoyed reading, working crossword puzzles and carpentry.

He was a parishioner of St. Adalbert's R.C. Church, Elm Park.

Surviving are his wife of 49 years, the former Carole Chiarello; his sons, Frankie, Chris, and Paul; his daughter, Kim Raschella, and seven grandchildren.

The funeral will be Thursday from the Meislohn-Silvie Funeral Home, Port Richmond, with a mass at 10 a.m. in St. Adalbert's Church. Arrangements include cremation.