William H. Divitto
February 4, 2023
William H. Divitto
“BUMPER”
April 29, 1943 - February 4, 2023
Ocala, Florida - William H. Divitto, formerly of Croton-on-Hudson, passed away February 4th, 2023 surrounded by his loving family after vigorously fighting a long battle with cancer.
William is survived by his cherished wife Pamela (née Whipman, of Essex, England). He is also survived by his two daughters; Lisa and her husband Austin (Coil) of California; and Kandy and her husband Kevin (Harrington) of Massachusetts; as well as his brother Daniel Divitto Jr. of Florida; and his brother Michael Divitto Sr. and his wife Debra of Bluffton, SC. He was also proud to be “Uncle Bumper” to his surviving nieces & nephews. He is predeceased by his father Daniel Divitto Sr. and sister Mary “Sissy” Divitto.
William was born & raised in Northern Westchester. He and Pam met in Croton-on-Hudson and married in September of 1966. They later retired to Ocala, Florida in 2003 where they enjoyed an active life with their many friends.
He was a proud local business owner of the Brick Shirt House, and co-owner to his wife’s Beauty Salon, both on Grand Street in Croton-on-Hudson. He was also a member of Teamsters Local 456.
William was proud of his tricked out “Club Garage” where he kept his DJ equipment and 50’s memorabilia and listened to his music. His DJ talents were well known, and his shows were so popular he had to turn down many gigs to enjoy time at home with Pam. William also loved working on cars and could often be seen at the RevMasters Car Club, rebuilding cars.
“One for Bumper”, a truck convoy in his remembrance, will be touring the Village of Croton-on-Hudson before heading down past Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Truckers are encouraged to blow their horns as they pass by. The convoy will depart from Croton-Harmon Train Station and truckers may join at any time.
Sympathy cards or condolence letters may be sent to:
Pamela and Kandy Divitto, 21620 Belgian Ct, Mt Dora, Fl 32757
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Dear Lisa, Candy and Pam : I am very , Very sorry for your loss. Growing up as you know Bumper was like
another Dad to me. I loved him because he was wild and crazy . I loved all his Elvis stories and just how
he was as a person. I love you guys and will keep you in my Prayers . Mary
P.S. Many , Many Hugs.
First met Bump in kindergarten, had to have been around 1948. Even back then he had to be the one in charge and drove the girls crazy. I'll miss him…he was a good friend.
glad he lived such a full life, and sorry for your loss.
I was shocked when I learned of Bumpers passing. We were really good friends and spoke to each other every couple of weeks, in fact I talked to him 2 days before he passed. He was a tough son-of-a-gun and he fought that cancer as hard as he could, even with all his joint replacement surgeries and back operations he still never gave up. When he told me he was quitting the chemo because that was worse than the cancer both of us knew the end was not far away. I will miss our conversations about cars, sports betting, etc. and we ended our calls with him saying I love you Mike and say hi to Pam (my wife) and I said back I love you too Bump. RIP brother.
My first memory of Bumper was in Miss Armstrong's kindergarten class. She was calling the roll and when she got to William Divitto there was no answer. She said his name again. No answer. The third time she looked right at him and in a loud voice said, "William Divitto!" From the back of the room another voice said "I'm not here. I'm dead up in heaven.!" Well, my friend, I trust it has finally come to pass. Rest in peace.
Deacon Rich Santana
I just heard about this a few days ago. I am so sorry  to the family for your loss. Bumper was a kind, decent amazing man on the grandest of scales. He helped me helped me,  my family and he helped my mother. He was such a generous giver. I remember running into him in Caldoors and Grand Union in Croton and he would give me money and tell me to take Pam and Kandy out to dinner. He was not one to stand idly by. an earlier memory, my friend, Eric Cavaliere wanted a baseball bat at the toggery.  he was not allowed to get it for some reason, After  he left, bumper came out of the toggery with the bat in hand, and gave it to him. To a fifth grader this  must’ve meant the world, such a random act of kindness. and these moments are what people remember. Who does stuff like this anymore? He was so thoughtful. I remember going to see James Brown in concert with him and Family. The photo I posted  of Bumper is an old Polaroid. I don’t have a specific date probably 1982, 1983 or 1984… God bless.! RIPÂ