Bruce Dal Canton - RIP

From back in the day when the Pirates had a baseball team. This is from the
Valley Independent.

John Bruce DalCanton
Carnegie


John Bruce DalCanton, husband of Helene Horovitz DalCanton, of Carnegie,
passed away Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, in St. Clair Hospital following a brief
illness. He was born June 15, 1941, in California, Pa., a son of the late
Angelo R. and Iva Flynn DalCanton. He graduated from California Area High
School and earned his bachelor of arts and master of education degrees from
California University of Pennsylvania. Bruce, as he was always known to his
family and friends, pitched in the major leagues for 11 years and was, at
the time of his passing, the pitching coach of his beloved Myrtle Beach
Pelicans. His major league career began as a pitcher with the Pittsburgh
Pirates in 1967. His teammates included baseball Hall of Fame members
Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski and Willie Stargell. Bruce also pitched for
the Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves and the Chicago White Sox before
finding his true calling of teaching young athletes in the major and,
finally, minor baseball leagues. It was a return, of sorts, to his career as
a high school science teacher at Burgettstown High School. He was honored by
numerous sports and community organizations during his career, notably the
Western PA Sports Hall of Fame, and he was of the 13 elected as a charter
inductee to the California University Hall of Fame. In addition to his wife,
Bruce is survived by two brothers and one sister, Bernard DalCanton and wife
Irma, of LaPlata, Md., Diane Shook and husband Roy, of California, Pa., and
Brian DalCanton and wife Irene, of Redondo Beach, Calif.; two aunts, Irene
Flynn Hoskins, of California, Pa., and Vera Martin, of Burgettstown; and
several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by one sister, Cindy DalCanton. Friends will be received at the
BAGNATO FUNERAL HOME INC., 50 Jefferson St., Carnegie (412-276-3964), on
Thursday and Friday from 2 to 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated
Saturday, Oct. 11, at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Grace Church, 310 Kane Blvd.,
Pittsburgh (Carnegie). In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions
be made to: California University of PA Baseball Organization, California,
Pa., the Pittsburgh Pirates Alumni Charities, PNC Park, 115 Federal St.,
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15212, or to BAT (Baseball Assistance Team), 245 Park Ave.,
New York, N.Y. 10167.