Salvatore “Sal” Attanasio was born October 21, 1952 on Long Island, New York and died August 25, 2022.

He loved growing up on the island near the Great South Bay clamming, surfing and would make us hungry telling us about all the fresh seafood he not only caught, but sold and enjoyed with his family.

After high school in West Islip he moved to Lindsborg, Kansas, and graduated with honors from Bethany College. He loved the wide open spaces of Kansas.

In 1974 after graduation he married Robin Plowman and they moved to Manhattan, Kansas, where he earned a master’s degree and then worked for the Kansas Department of Agriculture for 30 years.

His favorite pastime was watching hummingbirds at his feeders and the bluebirds raising their families in the houses he had built.

Left with broken hearts and many more tears to shed are his wife of 48 years, Robin; his daughter, Jamie Attanasio (Troy Balgie), of Houston, Texas; son, Sam Attanasio and his wife Julie, and his amazing granddaughter, Maya, of Northville, Michigan. He not only was proud of and loved his children but genuinely liked them.

He was not ready to go, and we were not ready to lose him. We will forever miss him!

Cremation was chosen.