If you could describe Salvatore Merante with just one word, what word would that be? Italian, dapper, mustache and sausage are four words that come to mind. Let’s examine why these words will forever be associated with Salvatore Merante, a member of the ISDA Brookline Lodge, who passed away in October 2021 at the age of 90.

ITALIAN

Sal was born in Pentone, Italy and came to America in the early part of the 1950s.  Sal viewed America as “the land of opportunity” and kissed the ground when he arrived in New York.  Having very little money in his pocket, he eventually made a living for himself by opening Merante Brothers Market with his brother, Italo.