Anthony M. Galgano Of Hampton Bays Dies November 20 - 27 East
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Anthony M. Galgano Of Hampton Bays Dies November 20

authorStaff Writer on Nov 22, 2021

Anthony M. Galgano Jr. of Hampton Bays died on November 20 following a long battle with cancer. He was 78.

Galgano was an accomplished businessman who was best known for owning the famed Boardy Barn in Hampton Bays for 51 years with partner Mickey Shields. While the Boardy Barn served the community with memorable fun times, celebrations and fundraisers, Galgano was truly fulfilled by the positive impact this Hamptons institution had on so many people. The Boardy Barn wasn’t about making a buck off two-dollar beers, he believed it was about people enjoying themselves. It was about happy days and long-anticipated reunions. It was about making new friends and celebrating special events. Those memorable moments meant the most to Galgano, his family said.

Galgano was so much more than a successful business owner, his family said. Soft-spoken and considerate, he went about his daily life caring more about others than himself, his family said. There was no gesture of generosity too big or too small for Galgano’s kindness, they noted. To know Galgano was to know what selflessness looks like in everyday life.

“Strangers, friends or family … didn’t matter … all of us, at one time or many times, were the recipients of his generosity,” his family said. “For his acts of humble kindness, he will be forever remembered. For that we are all eternally grateful.”

Galgano was predeceased by his mother, Cira Galgano; his father, Anthony M. Galgano Sr.; and his sister, Francis Limoli. He is survived by his wife, Wendy Galgano; son, Michael Galgano; daughter, Jennifer Minihane; and five grandchildren, Alec Galgano, Heather Galgano, Kieran Minihane, Margaret Minihane and Connor Minihane.

Anthony Galgano was truly devoted to his family, and while he was certainly a man of the community, he was simply Papa Tony to them, his family said.

A viewing will be held on Monday, November 22, from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Hampton Bays firehouse, Station 1, at 106 Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 23, at 1 p.m. at St. Rosalie’s RC Church, 31 East Montauk Highway, in Hampton Bays. Interment will follow at Good Ground Cemetery at 38 Cemetery Road in Hampton Bays.

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