Chester, MD: Passed away February 24, 2015 at age 83. He leaves behind a wife of nearly 61 years, Mary A. Lepore Andrese; children, Paula and David (Barbara Russell) Andrese; sister, Mary Ann Petrella; brother-in-law, John S. Petrella; granddaughter, Sherri Marie Andrese; great-grandchildren, Adriana and Angel; along with several nieces, nephews and cousins. Angelo's visitation is 7-8:30 PM Friday at the funeral home, 1411 Vintage Lane (between 390 Long Pond Rd). His funeral mass will be celebrated 9:30 AM on Saturday at St. Lawrence Church, 1000 N. Greece Road. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cancer Research Institute, One Exchange Plaza, 55 Broadway, Suite 1802, New York, NY 10006 in Angelo's memory. Angelo went from the womb to a laboratory, and in between it was about food, family and friends. Until the end, he spoke about his mother's mouth-watering fried bologna sandwiches with soft-warmed bread and a little mustard, followed by donuts. He threatened his mother that he would eat a dozen donuts when he got old enough. Funny, he never got enough. Over the course of 15 years, Angelo received 2 Bachelor's, a Master's, and a Ph.D. Angelo graduated from the University of Maryland with a Ph.D. in Microbiology, and from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Rochester with undergraduate and post-graduate degrees. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1955-1957, serving two years in Vicenza, Italy, where his son would be born, and two years in the Army Reserve. He went on to work at The National Cancer Institute, Litton Bionectics, from Eastman Pharmaceuticals, which was later acquired by Sanofi. Putting aside his tremendous career successes, Angelo and his wife were best known for keeping the scientific community together and making their home the gathering place for scientists and neighbors to share their stories over burgers, lasagna, beer, wine, the most amazing cheeses and, of course, bocce and horseshoes. If there was a choice of going to Little Italy in Baltimore or the Andrese house for a little Italian joviality, the needle always landed on the Andrese's. Like most long lasting relationships Angelo and Mary's meeting was by chance. Angelo had a dentist appointment where Mary worked as the secretary. He said, "The moment I saw her, I loved her." Angelo would say the birth of his children were the most significant days of his life. Mary would say it was graduating with a Ph.D. He was super spontaneous, as was his wife. He'd call Mary at 8 AM from the office and tell her, "Pack up the bags and the kids, we're going to Florida." In retirement, he became a master fly fisherman. His flies were sought after by even the most experienced fisherman citing that they were "perfection." He and a handful of men would gather every night, when fishing season allowed, to catch and release the small ones, but more often than not, he'd proudly bring home a big Rockfish for his family to feast on, and then return to making more flies. Angelo was an Avid football fan, and he devoured books of all kinds - from mysteries to the latest cancer and virology journals. When it came to movies, you could hear him walk around humming the theme song to "The Godfather" at any time of the day or night. And when it came to music, Angelo loved to whisk his wife around the dance floor to big band music and the Tarantella. His humor was his trademark. His belief in God was his foundation for living. And his family was the reason that he found a way to turn his passion for science into a means of support. Whether he was giving a benediction at a wedding or delivery of a paper to the international scientific community on the latest in cancer research, the audience laughed. You couldn't help it. His jokes were from the heart, meant no harm, contained no swear words, but had you on the floor laughing, only to pick yourself up to give him a standing ovation. Angelo will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.