Crowd At Today’s Viewing

For Dreams Park’s Presutti

COOPERSTOWN – Private calling hours for Cooperstown Dreams Park founder Lou Presutti, 75, who passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 6, at the Hartwick Seminary facility, are underway at this hour at the Tillapaugh Funeral Home.

Word is that Mr. Presutti passed away while taking a nap.

While private, a substantial crowd had appeared for the viewing, including a substantial part of the Dream Park staff.  The phones were not being answered at the park at this hour; this is also the shift day, when this week’s Dreams Park players have departed, and next week’s have not yet arrived.

A mass by invitation only is planned at 6 p.m.

Activities will then shift to Olean, where Mr. Presutti was born and the Geunther Funeral Home is handling arrangements.   There will be separate calling hours there 4-7 p.m. Sunday, with a funeral mass as 10 a.m. Monday at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church. Interment will follow at St. Bonaventure Cemetery in nearby Allegany.