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WilliamPorygon 06/18/21 1:39:05 PM #1:	I know nobody outside of NY or Florida will have any idea who Billy Fuccillo is but oh well https://cnycentral.com/news/local/huge-car-dealer-and-philanthropist-billy-fuccillo-has-died SYRACUSE, N.Y. "Huge" car dealer and philanthropist Billy Fuccillo has died. Billy Fuccillo, whose trademark "It's gonna be Huuuuuuuuuggge," ended his car dealership commercials for years across Upstate New York and Florida had died. His death, after a long illness, CNY Central has learned. "He was bigger than life," Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said of Fuccillo. "When I was asked years ago to help fund the Syracuse Police Department memorial in downtown Syracuse, Billy was the first guy to help, Fitzpatrick recalled. The Syracuse Auto Dealers Association announced Fuccillo's death Friday morning in an email to members. "It is with great sadness that we advise you of the passing of former member and friend, Billy Fuccillo," the note said. Fuccillo passed away in Florida at his home "after months of declining health." Fuccillo, an avid golfer was always attracting attention on the course, Fitzpatrick said. "Every time I played with him and he hit a shot somebody would scream That was HUGE! And Billy would smile and wave like he heard it for the first time. Just a great man," Fitzpatrick said. --- Dolphins are people too! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:955170824] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>I know nobody outside of NY or Florida will have any idea who Billy Fuccillo is but oh well https://cnycentral.com/news/local/huge-car-dealer-and-philanthropist-billy-fuccillo-has-died <quote>SYRACUSE, N.Y. "Huge" car dealer and philanthropist Billy Fuccillo has died. Billy Fuccillo, whose trademark "It's gonna be Huuuuuuuuuggge," ended his car dealership commercials for years across Upstate New York and Florida had died. His death, after a long illness, CNY Central has learned. "He was bigger than life," Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said of Fuccillo. "When I was asked years ago to help fund the Syracuse Police Department memorial in downtown Syracuse, Billy was the first guy to help, Fitzpatrick recalled. The Syracuse Auto Dealers Association announced Fuccillo's death Friday morning in an email to members. "It is with great sadness that we advise you of the passing of former member and friend, Billy Fuccillo," the note said. Fuccillo passed away in Florida at his home "after months of declining health." Fuccillo, an avid golfer was always attracting attention on the course, Fitzpatrick said. "Every time I played with him and he hit a shot somebody would scream That was HUGE! And Billy would smile and wave like he heard it for the first time. Just a great man," Fitzpatrick said.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 06/18/21 1:42:15 PM #2:	I noticed that he'd stopped appearing in radio ads about a year ago, and found myself occasionally wondering if it had anything to do with age / poor health. RIP. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:955170948] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>I noticed that he'd stopped appearing in radio ads about a year ago, and found myself occasionally wondering if it had anything to do with age / poor health. RIP. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 06/18/21 1:44:19 PM #3:	I remember the commercials but didn't remember his name. RIP. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:955171014] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>I remember the commercials but didn't remember his name. RIP. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GiftedACIII 06/19/21 7:40:54 PM #4:	What were the things he donated to? --- </topic> <cite>GiftedACIII posted [p:955216219] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>What were the things he donated to?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krojen 06/19/21 7:59:42 PM #5:	Damn, had already begun to miss that catchphrase. RIP --- https://imgur.com/hI4hAMb <cite>Krojen posted [p:955216795] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>Damn, had already begun to miss that catchphrase. RIP </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pojr 06/19/21 8:01:35 PM #6:	as a new yorker, i grew up with billy fucillo's catchphrase "they're huge!" sad news. --- pojr I summon it. You spell it. <cite>pojr posted [p:955216852] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>as a new yorker, i grew up with billy fucillo's catchphrase "they're huge!" sad news. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SiO4 06/20/21 11:58:55 PM #8:	@WilliamPorygon are you from New York? And yes, I do know who he was....I actually had to do a double-take when I saw this topic title on CE. I have noticed his absents lately...but it happened before I think for legal reasons. ~I knew something was up. So now it's what's her name and Tom Park. As odd as they are, I love that they basically did the one take recordings and just sent it. I can tell you a story about his son. It's actually kinda fucked up. --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:955258327] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>@WilliamPorygon are you from New York? And yes, I do know who he was....I actually had to do a double-take when I saw this topic title on CE. I have noticed his absents lately...but it happened before I think for legal reasons. ~I knew something was up. So now it's what's her name and Tom Park. As odd as they are, I love that they basically did the one take recordings and just sent it. I can tell you a story about his son. It's actually kinda fucked up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 06/21/21 12:04:36 AM #9:	SiO4 posted... @WilliamPorygon are you from New York? And yes, I do know who he was....I actually had to do a double-take when I saw this topic title on CE. I have noticed his absents lately...but it happened before I think for legal reasons. ~I knew something was up. So now it's what's her name and Tom Park. As odd as they are, I love that they basically did the one take recordings and just sent it. I can tell you a story about his son. It's actually kinda fucked up. Yeah, from Rochester. That's why I made the topic, he was basically a local celebrity around here. I liked his commercials, even though I was never really in the market for a car, unlike so many ads nowadays they were memorable without being obnoxious and annoying. You can PM me with the story about his son if it's not something you want to post publicly. --- Dolphins are people too! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:955258505] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>SiO4 posted... </cite> <quote>@WilliamPorygon are you from New York? And yes, I do know who he was....I actually had to do a double-take when I saw this topic title on CE. I have noticed his absents lately...but it happened before I think for legal reasons. ~I knew something was up. So now it's what's her name and Tom Park. As odd as they are, I love that they basically did the one take recordings and just sent it. I can tell you a story about his son. It's actually kinda fucked up.</quote>Yeah, from Rochester. That's why I made the topic, he was basically a local celebrity around here. I liked his commercials, even though I was never really in the market for a car, unlike so many ads nowadays they were memorable without being obnoxious and annoying. You can PM me with the story about his son if it's not something you want to post publicly. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 06/21/21 12:09:26 AM #10:	Growing up in CNY I can't remember a time before Fucillo. His commercials could be annoying but whatever you think of him he was a real self made man. Adams, NY is not the best place to start a business especially back when he started and the main feature on the interstate is a sewage treatment center. RIP --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:955258649] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>Growing up in CNY I can't remember a time before Fucillo. His commercials could be annoying but whatever you think of him he was a real self made man. Adams, NY is not the best place to start a business especially back when he started and the main feature on the interstate is a sewage treatment center. RIP </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 06/21/21 12:09:45 AM #11:	WilliamPorygon posted... Yeah, from Rochester. That's why I made the topic, he was basically a local celebrity around here. I liked his commercials, even though I was never really in the market for a car, unlike so many ads nowadays they were memorable without being obnoxious and annoying. You can PM me with the story about his son if it's not something you want to post publicly. Haha, I just realized after I posted that, that I have you tagged as, jackbox Rochester. Which btw: It looks like I might be missing for a bit. :-( Anyway, ya his commercials were....different...very WWE which kinda might have appealed to the Kia market at the time. I heard working for him was a bitch and half. But I can't knock his marketing skills. ...I will post the story here... --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:955258656] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>WilliamPorygon posted...</cite> <quote> Yeah, from Rochester. That's why I made the topic, he was basically a local celebrity around here. I liked his commercials, even though I was never really in the market for a car, unlike so many ads nowadays they were memorable without being obnoxious and annoying. You can PM me with the story about his son if it's not something you want to post publicly. </quote> Haha, I just realized after I posted that, that I have you tagged as, jackbox Rochester. Which btw: It looks like I might be missing for a bit. :-( Anyway, ya his commercials were....different...very WWE which kinda might have appealed to the Kia market at the time. I heard working for him was a bitch and half. But I can't knock his marketing skills. ...I will post the story here...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pojr 06/21/21 12:51:51 PM #12:	WilliamPorygon posted... Yeah, from Rochester. That's why I made the topic, he was basically a local celebrity around here. I liked his commercials, even though I was never really in the market for a car, unlike so many ads nowadays they were memorable without being obnoxious and annoying. You can PM me with the story about his son if it's not something you want to post publicly. Cool, I'm also in Rochester. But born and raised in Syracuse, so I'm very familiar with Fuccillo. --- pojr I summon it. You spell it. <cite>pojr posted [p:955272754] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>WilliamPorygon posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, from Rochester. That's why I made the topic, he was basically a local celebrity around here. I liked his commercials, even though I was never really in the market for a car, unlike so many ads nowadays they were memorable without being obnoxious and annoying. You can PM me with the story about his son if it's not something you want to post publicly.</quote>Cool, I'm also in Rochester. But born and raised in Syracuse, so I'm very familiar with Fuccillo. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 06/21/21 12:58:24 PM #13:	I went to grad school in Albany and two of the guys I roomed with were from Poughkeepsie while two others were from Baldwinsville. Me and Bville guys would joke with the other two about how they could at least remember a time before Fuccillo commercials invaded the airwaves while we growing up in the Syracuse area could not. --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:955272973] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>I went to grad school in Albany and two of the guys I roomed with were from Poughkeepsie while two others were from Baldwinsville. Me and Bville guys would joke with the other two about how they could at least remember a time before Fuccillo commercials invaded the airwaves while we growing up in the Syracuse area could not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 06/21/21 1:03:35 PM #14:	ForsakenHermit posted... I went to grad school in Albany and two of the guys I roomed with were from Poughkeepsie while two others were from Baldwinsville. Me and Bville guys would joke with the other two about how they could at least remember a time before Fuccillo commercials invaded the airwaves while we growing up in the Syracuse area could not. ...The heavy hitters do it again, Call 1-800-law --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:955273159] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>ForsakenHermit posted...</cite> <quote>I went to grad school in Albany and two of the guys I roomed with were from Poughkeepsie while two others were from Baldwinsville. Me and Bville guys would joke with the other two about how they could at least remember a time before Fuccillo commercials invaded the airwaves while we growing up in the Syracuse area could not. </quote> ...The heavy hitters do it again, Call 1-800-law</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_True_King 06/21/21 1:04:38 PM #15:	Died in my town of beautiful Sarasota. If only the rest of you were so lucky. He's a legend here and I hope his last days were peaceful. <cite>The_True_King posted [p:955273197] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>Died in my town of beautiful Sarasota. If only the rest of you were so lucky. He's a legend here and I hope his last days were peaceful. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 06/21/21 1:07:14 PM #16:	The_True_King posted... Died in my town of beautiful Sarasota. If only the rest of you were so lucky. He's a legend here and I hope his last days were peaceful. Peewee Herman? Is this you? --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:955273281] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>The_True_King posted...</cite> <quote>Died in my town of beautiful Sarasota. If only the rest of you were so lucky. He's a legend here and I hope his last days were peaceful. </quote> Peewee Herman? Is this you?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_True_King 06/21/21 1:20:06 PM #17:	SiO4 posted... Peewee Herman? Is this you? Ol peewee got caught whacking the snake here <cite>The_True_King posted [p:955273709] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>SiO4 posted... </cite> <quote>Peewee Herman? Is this you?</quote>Ol peewee got caught whacking the snake here </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 06/21/21 1:38:17 PM #18:	The_True_King posted... Ol peewee got caught whacking the snake here I remember that...I was actually, and ironically in Okeechobee at the time. I went with a friend who was visiting his grandmother. The Peewee thing and the fact that your town is the only one that sounds like mine, without being named after my town is about all I know about Sarasota. That and I think it's on the Gulf Coast. --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:955274317] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>The_True_King posted...</cite> <quote> Ol peewee got caught whacking the snake here </quote> I remember that...I was actually, and ironically in Okeechobee at the time. I went with a friend who was visiting his grandmother. The Peewee thing and the fact that your town is the only one that sounds like mine, without being named after my town is about all I know about Sarasota. That and I think it's on the Gulf Coast.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 06/21/21 2:57:05 PM #19:	SiO4 posted... The heavy hitters do it again, Call 1-800-law "Hurt in a car, call William Mattar!" I'm old enough to remember Jim "The Hammer" Shapiro, that guy was a real trip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5hn8bhEpMY --- Dolphins are people too! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:955277047] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>SiO4 posted... </cite> <quote>The heavy hitters do it again, Call 1-800-law</quote>"Hurt in a car, call William Mattar!" I'm old enough to remember Jim "The Hammer" Shapiro, that guy was a real trip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5hn8bhEpMY </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 06/21/21 3:01:02 PM #20:	WilliamPorygon posted... "Hurt in a car, call William Mattar!" I'm old enough to remember Jim "The Hammer" Shapiro, that guy was a real trip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5hn8bhEpMY Disasters! Plane Crashes! I want to give you ALL THE MONEY YOU DESERVE! I'm Jim "The Hammer" cgi hammer that looked cool back then but is horribly dated by even early 2000's standards smashes gavel Shapiro! 1-800-546-7777! 1-800-546-7777! I still remember when I found out he wasn't based out of Rochester or Syracuse but lived in Florida and never went to court. Dude got disbarred for fraud. --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:955277166] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>WilliamPorygon posted... </cite> <quote>"Hurt in a car, call William Mattar!" I'm old enough to remember Jim "The Hammer" Shapiro, that guy was a real trip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5hn8bhEpMY</quote>Disasters! Plane Crashes! I want to give you ALL THE MONEY YOU DESERVE! I'm Jim "The Hammer" cgi hammer that looked cool back then but is horribly dated by even early 2000's standards smashes gavel Shapiro! 1-800-546-7777! 1-800-546-7777! I still remember when I found out he wasn't based out of Rochester or Syracuse but lived in Florida and never went to court. Dude got disbarred for fraud. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pojr 06/21/21 4:21:11 PM #21:	Since this is a Syracuse topic, did you guys know Alexander & Catalano broke up? They have been broken up for a while though. Not new news. --- pojr I summon it. You spell it. <cite>pojr posted [p:955280020] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>Since this is a Syracuse topic, did you guys know Alexander & Catalano broke up? They have been broken up for a while though. Not new news. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 06/21/21 4:48:20 PM #22:	Yeah it seems like Alexander got all the benefits of their divorce as it were. --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:955280975] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>Yeah it seems like Alexander got all the benefits of their divorce as it were. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
King Rial 06/21/21 4:52:19 PM #23:	Damn, he was only 65? R.I.P. --- I use Google... A lot.... >______> <cite>King Rial posted [p:955281127] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>Damn, he was only 65? R.I.P. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Juhanor 06/21/21 5:00:15 PM #24:	RIP. I vividly remember the giant gorilla balloon. King Rial posted... Damn, he was only 65? R.I.P. Hi my main man. pojr posted... Since this is a Syracuse topic, did you guys know Alexander & Catalano broke up? They have been broken up for a while though. Not new news. My sister's boss is neighbors with Catalano. Apparently it was like a married couple splitting after decades, they just got sick of each other. <cite>Juhanor posted [p:955281410] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>RIP. I vividly remember the giant gorilla balloon. King Rial posted...</cite> <quote>Damn, he was only 65? R.I.P.</quote> Hi my main man. pojr posted...</cite> <quote>Since this is a Syracuse topic, did you guys know Alexander & Catalano broke up? They have been broken up for a while though. Not new news. </quote> My sister's boss is neighbors with Catalano. Apparently it was like a married couple splitting after decades, they just got sick of each other.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 06/21/21 5:03:16 PM #25:	Juhanor posted... My sister's boss is neighbors with Catalano. Apparently it was like a married couple splitting after decades, they just got sick of each other. What's weird is that my mom used to work for the Syracuse City school district and she claimed that back in the 2000's they were attached at the hip in public. --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:955281535] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>Juhanor posted... </cite> <quote>My sister's boss is neighbors with Catalano. Apparently it was like a married couple splitting after decades, they just got sick of each other.</quote>What's weird is that my mom used to work for the Syracuse City school district and she claimed that back in the 2000's they were attached at the hip in public. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Juhanor 06/21/21 5:04:09 PM #26:	GiftedACIII posted... What were the things he donated to? Local news ran a story today, IIRC he did 50k for an Alzheimer's charity+matched whatever else was donated. <cite>Juhanor posted [p:955281569] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>GiftedACIII posted...</cite> <quote>What were the things he donated to?</quote> Local news ran a story today, IIRC he did 50k for an Alzheimer's charity+matched whatever else was donated.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 06/21/21 5:05:33 PM #27:	He also did a lot in Octobers of the past decade or so to raise awareness on Domestic Violence. --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:955281610] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>He also did a lot in Octobers of the past decade or so to raise awareness on Domestic Violence. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GiftedACIII 06/23/21 1:23:23 AM #28:	Juhanor posted... Local news ran a story today, IIRC he did 50k for an Alzheimer's charity+matched whatever else was donated. Thanks. Respect for that. --- </topic> <cite>GiftedACIII posted [p:955333823] in RIP Billy ... [t:79520925]...</cite> <quote>Juhanor posted...</cite> <quote>Local news ran a story today, IIRC he did 50k for an Alzheimer's charity+matched whatever else was donated.</quote> Thanks. Respect for that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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