Leith Loffredo

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Leith Loffredo, 39, passed away unexpectedly from a pulmonary embolism on Friday, July 29, 2016 at Saratoga Hospital, with his loving family and friends by his side. Leith was born in Niskayuna on April 11, 1977. In his early years, Leith participated in Saratoga’s youth hockey and Pop Warner programs. He graduated from Saratoga Springs High School in 1996 and proudly wore number 76 for his high school football team, where he was an all-state, two-way tackle for the Blue Streaks. After high school, he attended SUNY ACC and SCCC. He was employed by General Electric in Schenectady for many years. Leith enjoyed playing semi-professional football for both the Amsterdam Zephyrs and, most recently, the Troy Fighting Irish. Additionally, he coached many youth football teams in the area. Among his varied interests were fishing, cooking, playing with those who knew him as “Uncle Big Guy,” and spending time with his family and friends, especially in the Adirondack Mountains. Leith is survived by his wife, Keri Loffredo, his step-daughter, Bianca Rogers, his parents, Peggy and Ronald Loffredo of Saratoga Springs, his siblings Bethany and Todd Loffredo of Princeton, NJ, his grandmother, Virginia O’Neill of Tupper Lake, his in-laws, Melanie and Michael Conners, Keri’s sister and her husband, Amy and Luke Westfall, and their children, Reese and Carson, and countless adoring aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. He is preceded in death by his cousin, Stephen Loffredo, grandmother, Lucie Loffredo, and grandfather, Robert S. O’Neill. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Saratoga Springs Knights of Columbus, 50 Pine Road in Saratoga Springs on Friday, August 5, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, 3 Oakland Avenue, Menands, NY 12204 or the Saratoga Springs High School Football Booster Club ℅ JoAnn O’Reiley, 112 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefunerlahome.com.