Wesley R. Dammes

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Wesley R. Dammes, 87, died on Monday, May 23, 2016 at Saratoga Hospital. Born on August 11, 1928 in Jamaica Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Marguerite Roberts and Wesley Dammes. Wes served at the 7th Regiment in Manhattan from 1948-1975 retiring as Lt. Col. On October 7, 1950 he married Brigida Burch at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in Manhattan. Wes graduated from Forest Hills High School in 1946 and attended Norwich University. He worked as a graphic arts designer of newspaper machinery for Jampol Corp. He then worked in sales at Meridian Steel, traveling the world and visiting mines. A parishioner of St. Clement’s Church, Wes volunteered his time as a lecturer and Eucharistic Minister. He was a past Grand Knight and past Faithful Navigator with the Knights of Columbus council on Long Island that he founded in Roosevelt, NY. After moving to Saratoga Springs from Hempstead, on Long Island, he became a 4th Degree Knight. In addition to his parents, Wes was predeceased by his wife Brigida Dammes and his sister and brother-in-law Marguerite and Ralph Norton. Survivors include his children Christina (James) Bean of Ballston Spa and Erika (James) Lodispoto of Bellmore, NY, seven grandchildren, Alicia, John, Anne, Steven, Anthony, James, and Francesca; future grandson-in-law Charles Jolin, nephew David Norton and niece Gina Hall. Relatives and friends gathered to remember him on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Clement’s Church, 231 Lake Ave. in Saratoga Springs by the Rev George J. Blasick C.Ss.R., pastor. Burial followed at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Fair Haven, VT. The family would like to give sincere thanks to the staff at the Home of the Good Shepherd in Saratoga Springs for providing such good care during his final year of life. They would also like to thank the staff members of Saratoga Hospital’s ER and D-1, especially Dr. Dawson, for their care in his final days. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com