Community activist Buddy Scotto was the previous principal owner and Licensed Manager of Scotto Funeral Home. Son of Patsy and Rose Scotto, the founders of Scotto Funeral Home. Buddy is a proud alum of St. Stephen Grammar School and Bishop Laughlin Memorial High School. A graduate of the original St. Francis College, Buddy served a commission in the Korean War in 1950 and successfully completed Officer’s School. Buddy later returned home to the old neighborhood and obtained his Funeral Directors License so that his parents could retire. Although Patsy and Rose never did truly retire, Buddy took what he had learned in college, the Army and Funeral School to not only build a better business, but also a better neighborhood. During a time when many others fled the old neighborhood for Long Island and elsewhere, Buddy remained in Brooklyn with is wife, Elaine and two children, Debra and Mark. Buddy’s care and concern for people led him to found numerous local organizations which provide affordable housing for seniors and low income families as well as providing day care services for working moms. The professional integrity and understanding which Buddy set as the very high standards when it comes to serving the families that seek comfort and direction at Scotto Funeral Home have been maintained since Buddy’s retirement in 2012.