Saratoga Springs, NY - Sam Fusto, of Christina Court, passed away Thursday (July 22, 2010) at his residence. He was 86. Born on June 14, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Nunzio and Grace Carano Fusto and attended the College School of Industrial Art in New York City. A United States Army veteran in the European Theatre during WWII, he worked in the art department for the United States Post Office, being the only artist to have painted a mural in one post office in NYC. Sam and his wife moved to the Saratoga Springs area in1976 and while enjoying his retirement, he stayed busy painting murals throughout many area malls. He was a member of Gurtler Brothers Post 420 VFW. Survivors include his wife, Josephine Lauricella Fusto of Saratoga Springs and one sister, Helen Garcia of Florida. Relatives and friends may call from 10 to noon Tuesday (July 27, 2010) at Our Lady's Chapel in the parish center of St. Clement's Roman Catholic Church, 231 Lake Avenue, followed by a funeral service at noon in the Chapel. Entombment with military honors will follow in Memory Gardens, Colonie. Memorials may be made in his name to the American Heart Association, 440 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205. Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway (584-5373). Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.