Salvatore J. “Sal” Amari, 98 June 24, 1925 - May 29, 2024

CLINTON, MA – Salvatore  J. “Sal” Amari, 98, formerly of Haverhill, passed away on Wednesday, May 29 at the Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Worcester.

Sal was born in Utica, New York the son of Joseph and Lena (Durso) Amari. A veteran of WWII, Sal served sixteen months overseas under command General George Patton Co. A, 330^th Infantry Regiment, the battles of Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe. After the end of the War, he was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Germany before being discharged March 31, 1946. He had been drafted November 9, 1943 at age eighteen. Sal was employed for 26 years at the Boston Navy Yard as an Engineering Draftsman, retiring in 1974 when the facility was closed.

A resident of the Mount Washington district of Haverhill for 78 years, he volunteered in neighborhood committees to promote improvement projects and in parish activities at St. Rita’s Church until its closing. He was very active in the Italian community as the Historian of the Victor Emanuel Lodge, Order of the Sons of Italy. Many of his historical accounts are in the Special Collections section of the Haverhill Public Library. Sal has been the recipient of many awards and citations for his service to the Italian community. In an article by Gazette staff writer, Tom Vartabedian, on June 1, 1992 Sal was referred to as “Senior is Heartbeat of Italian Community”.

As a musician, Sal has been a member of the Lodge’s Drum Corps as a drummer and instructor since 1948. Since 1965, he has been a drummer for Haverhill City Band and a member of the Haverhill Musician’s Union, Local 302.

Sal studied art in Boston, graduating from Scott Carbee School of Fine Arts and the School of Practical Art. He taught art classes at YWCA in 1950 and since 1997 as a substitute teacher in the Haverhill schools. He is a former member of the Greater Haverhill Art Association.

Sal leaves behind his nephew John A. Ranieri of Lancaster, MA, his brother Anthony J. Amari and his wife Debra of Lakewood, New Mexico and a first cousin Peter Artale and his wife Helga of Franklin, MA. He was predeceased by his sister Frances M. Ranieri.

ARRANGEMENTS: Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend calling hours on   Tuesday, June 4 from 4PM until 6PM. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Wednesday June 5 at 10AM at All Saints Parish, 120 Bellevue Avenue, Haverhill. Burial to follow at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, 395 N. Broadway, Haverhill. Memorial donations may be made in his name to the Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 26 Harvard Street, Worcester, MA 01609. Arrangements are in the care of the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main Street, Haverhill. Please visit www.comeaufuneral or Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook.