Henry D’Alberto

Henry D’Alberto, 88, of Easton, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey.

Born May 15, 1935, in Easton, he was the son of the late Leondino and Anna (Terenzi) D’Alberto. The son of Italian immigrants, Henry grew up in an Italian neighborhood speaking Italian at home. He loved sports and played baseball and basketball.

Always the student, Henry graduated from Easton High School at the top of his class and was awarded a full academic scholarship to Lafayette College, the first in his family to attend college. Henry graduated from Lafayette in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science in metallurgical engineering. He turned down a full academic scholarship for a masters degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and instead went right into the workforce starting his career at Bethlehem Steel.

He joined the United States Army in 1958, where he served as a First Lieutenant. He transitioned to the Army Reserves in 1965 and was promoted to Captain.

An entrepreneur and businessman, Henry entered the investment business in 1960, and went on to found two brokerage firms, Pilgrim Planning Associates, Inc. in 1979 and American Financial Associates, Inc. in 1991. He also owned and operated the historic Hotel Easton from 1983 until the early 1990s.  Henry loved his work, and continued to go into the office until the last years of his life.

Henry met the love of his life Constance Musumeci when he was just 16 years old, they were next door neighbors.  Henry and Connie were married in 1963, and lived in Northern New Jersey, until they moved back to Pennsylvania in 1977.  Henry and his beloved wife Connie were married for 30 beautiful years, and had three children, Jennifer, Henry and Emily. They loved their family vacations to Hilton Head and Daufuskie Island, as well as Easters in Disney World.  Connie passed away in 1993 at 52 years old.

Henry later married Anne Portlock in 2002. They enjoyed traveling together, including their winters in Florida, volunteering at the PGA Tour Honda Classic and spending time with family and friends.

Henry was a devoted father, husband and grandfather. He loved food, politics, movies, reading, traveling and sports – especially watching the Philadelphia Eagles with his grandsons. An avid golfer, nothing gave him more joy than playing golf with his son, Henry. In the last years of his life he could often be found binge watching the latest series on Netflix.

Henry was an active member of the community, he was a member of the Lions Club of Easton, he supported Meals On Wheels, Wounded Warriors, American Cancer Society, among others.

Henry is survived by his children, Jennifer Kavensky, Henry D’Alberto, Emily Batelli and her husband Mario. He is survived by his grandchildren and great grandchild, Constance Kavensky, Emily Morgan and her husband Nathan and their daughter Gia Grace, Sophia Kavensky, Michael Batelli and Marco Batelli. In addition to his wife Anne, Henry is survived by his stepchildren Scott Portlock and his wife Jessica, Marc Portlock and his wife Courtney, and Laura Portlock, and his step grandchildren, Marc Portlock, Taylor Portlock and Lydia Portlock.