Memorial Planned For Local Man Who Touched Hearts

SAG HARBOR, NY — Hearts were heavy on the East End as news spread that a beloved local man had lost his battle.

A GoFundMe, "Medical Fund For Alec Buccola," had been set up by Erin Sorensen to help her uncle Alexander "Alec" Buccola who was diagnosed with Stage 4 liver cancer. The funds were to help him with medical transportation from Stony Brook University Hospital to his brother's home in Virginia, where he received hospice care.

Buccola was a familiar, friendly face at the Amagansett IGA.

Sadly, he died on July 17, at 67.

And now, his family would like to invite all who loved him to a memorial gathering in his honor on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 6p.m. at Long Beach, or Foster Memorial Beach, in Sag Harbor, the GoFundMe said.

"Bring a beach chair or blanket and look for the yellow balloons. Please spread the word to all that knew him," Sorensen wrote.

Photo courtesy GoFundMe.