The call came when Artie Fuccillo was seated at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Would he consider being St. Liberata's Italian American of the Year?

It was an ironic moment because Fuccillo, with his friend Al Chiuchiolo, helped negotiate the purchase of the theatre when it needed help and put up the money, along with others, to save it. Eventually, it was purchased by the village.

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