Patrick Trotta

March 26, 1927 - December 26, 2020

Patrick Trotta of Yorktown Heights, age 93, died suddenly on December 26, 2020. Born in the Bronx on March 26, 1927 to Gerardo and Vicenza (Marolda) Trotta. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII after which he attended Fordham College of Pharmacy. He eventually opened Gem Pharmacy in the Bronx and after many years relocated his business to Mahopac Pharmacy. He married Margaret Locantore on September 5, 1949, who predeceased him on May 23, 2016. Pat and Marge began married life in the Bronx, purchased their first house in Yonkers, relocated to Ardsley and eventually to Bedford for nearly 40 years, before spending their final years in Yorktown Heights. Devoted husband and father, he is survived by his sons Michael (Joanne) Trotta and Paul (Jill) Trotta, two grandchildren Stefanie (Brad) Hendrix and Christopher Trotta, and three great grandchildren. His eldest son James Trotta predeceased him on April 30, 2017.