Renee' L. Barchitta
Renee' L. Barchitta, 73, of Roxbury, peacefully passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025 at her home in Roxbury following a valiant battle with cancer.
Born on September 19, 1951 in Brooklyn NY, she was the daughter of the late Sol and Hannah (Zepper) Satz. She grew up in Queens NY where she graduated from of Martin Van Buren High School and Queens College. In 1992 she received an MS in Public Administration from the Sage Colleges in Albany and Troy.
In 1975 she married Roger Barchitta. She and her husband Roger moved from New York City to Roxbury in i976 were they resided for a total of almost 24 years. They also resided in Hamden and Delhi before moving to Albany in 2000. She retired in 2010 Renee' and Roger finally settled in 2012 in Roxbury.
Renee worked for over 12 years as the Coordinator / Educator of the Delaware County STOP DWI Program. . She also served as Editor of the New York State Traffic Safety Journal "Stop Signs". She was a nationally recognized Highway Safety advocate /activist by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that led to her being appointed in 2000 as a Highway Traffic Representative by the NYS Governor's Traffic Safety Commission where she served until her retirement. She was known by her colleagues and coworkers as a tireless and dedicated worker totally committed to making Delaware County and New York State roads as safe as possible for the public she served so well.
Renee enjoyed music, especially Jazz. She loved dressing up and going out for dinner and dancing at the local Jazz venues when she and her husband lived in Albany. He also loved growing her own food in a spacious organic vegetable garden at her Roxbury home. She loved working in the dirt making things grow and cooking from recipes she collected from old and new cook books.
She is survived by her devoted and loving husband: Roger Barchitta of Roxbury along with her close cousin Marlene Sackheim of Pensacola Florida that Renee considered a sister and many cousins and family members. Renee' had many friends who always saw her as a fun-loving, generous, caring empathic person who always put others before herself.
A celebration of Renee's life is being planned and will be announced in the spring.