Thomas Palerino

Thomas S. Palerino, 82 of Crystalwood Drive, Liverpool, died Sunday at his home. He was the son of the late Thomas E. Palerino and Edith Pekofsky, was born in Syracuse and resided in Liverpool for the past 31 years.
Thomas attended Nottingham High School and received his Master?s degree in education from Syracuse University. He was a veteran of WW II and served in the Army Air Corps. Thomas retired in 1990 after more than 30 years as reading specialist at the Syracuse City School District. Since then he was a substitute teacher for the North Syracuse School District. He was the past principal of the Americanization League, ?English as a Second Language? program, and a member of the Syracuse Teachers Union. Thomas was a communicant of St. Margaret?s Church where he also volunteered with the Bingo committee for many years.
Thomas is survived by his wife of 40 years, Mary Margaret ?Peggy? Langan, his daughter Eileen Palerino, of Syracuse, two sons; James and Michael Palerino, both of Liverpool, his granddaughter, Amanda Gusman, of Syracuse, three brothers; Richard Palerino , of Syracuse, Dr. David Mardon, of Richmond, KY, and William Mardon, of Florida, and his two sisters; Barbara Caplan and Beverly Dunlap, both of Jacksonville, FL.
Friends may call Tuesday 4-7pm at the Krueger Funeral Home 2619 Brewerton Rd. Mattydale. Services are 11 am Wednesday at the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 am at St. Margaret?s Church. Burial will be in St. Mary?s Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer?s Association CNY Chapter, 441 West Kirkpatrick Street, Syracuse, NY 13204 or to St. Margaret?s Church Human Development Fund, 203 Roxboro Road, Mattydale, NY 13211.