Joseph William Martuscello, Jr.

Joe was born December 21, 1959, the fifth of seven but the first son, to Camille and Joseph Martuscello in Amsterdam, NY. Joe attended Little Falls Central Schools and graduated from Dolgeville Central School in June, 1978. He was an active athlete, participating in Varsity football, basketball and baseball. Joe was the senior class president and performed in school musicals. He was a Boy Scout and served as a mentor to young scouts.

Joe attended SUNY Oswego where he studied Technology, with an goal of becoming a shop teacher. He graduated in August, 1983.

He moved to Rochester, NY after college and began working at Schlegel Corporation on the assembly line and was married in April, 1983. He quickly moved up the ranks at Schlegel Corporation, eventually serving as a Product Manager for their Urethane product. He left Schlegel and then worked at various companies in the Rochester area. He ended his career at Caldwell Manufacturing in Spencerport, NY where he earned the position of Plant Manager in January 2005.

Joe began his coaching career with his daughter Regina in T-ball in 1991 and continued to coach softball and soccer for a number of years. He began to referee soccer in 2005. Reffing soccer was extremely important to Joe as it gave him the opportunity to work with young athletes to strive for the things that Joe found most important - teamwork, loyalty and fair play. His love of reffing soccer spilled over into his children, who today continue to referee.

Joe was diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma in January, 2006. He had a malignant tumor in his left kidney which had metastasized to his lymph system as well as his bones. He underwent surgery to remove the malignancy in February, 2006 and began treatment for his cancer in Rochester, NY. When options were exhausted in Rochester, we traveled to the Methodist hospital in Houston, Texas for treatment by an expert oncologist. His battle ended on November 24, 2006 at the age of 46 in his home in Spencerport. Joe was survived by his wife of 24 years, Vicki, children Regina and Thomas, his parents and parents-in-law, and many other loving family members and friends

Renal cell carcinoma strikes over 200,000 people per year with deaths of 135,000 annually. Treatment for this type of cancer is limited and the average life expectancy once diagnosed is only 6 months. Joe survived for 11 months, and underwent clinical trials in Houston, Texas. Throughout his journey with cancer Joe approached every day with a positive attitude and a smile on his face. His passing has left a huge void in not only his family but in our community as well.

Lois Brondon

Lois Brondon was born in Jamaica, NY. After graduating from Liverpool HS in 1975, she continued her education at SUNY Brockport. She graduated from SUNY Brockport in 1978 with a Bachelors degree in English, followed soon thereafter with a Masters in Education. In 2007, she finished completing her Administrative Certification degree from Canisius College.

While studying for her Masters degree she began teaching elementary school in the Greece Central School District. She had a passion for teaching and found great satisfaction in educating children. For the next 28 years, she continued to teach in Greece, ranging from Kindergarten to 12th grade, and was highly regarded among her peers and her students for her tireless work ethic, her willingness to involve herself in school and district functions, and her unique ability to maximize her students' potential. In the classroom she ran a no-nonsense environment and demanded the utmost respect from her students. She carried a similar philosophy into her soccer officiating, and regardless of the setting, she managed to help young children in the Rochester area become better people.

Lois became a member of the Rochester Referee Unit in 1997 and always looked forward to officiating in the summers. Not only was it a chance to work with children, but it was also an opportunity to be with her own children. She always made it a priority to be a part of their lives. All 3 of her children followed in her footsteps and tried their hand at officiating.

For those of you who had the chance to know and work with Lois, you are well aware that she had a great deal of energy, and was always involving herself in some activity. In addition to being a mom, school teacher, and soccer official, she was a big fan of the arts.

On May 18, 2007, Lois was officiating a soccer match at the Greece Buccaneers Tournament with her daughter Nicole when she suddenly collapsed and subsequently passed away en route to the hospital. She was survived by her husband Chris, her children Michael, Nicole, and Christian, in addition to many otherr loving family members. Her contributions to the community were significant, and her one-of-a-kind personality will be sorely missed by all.