Alfred J. Del Re, 46, of Northborough

He leaves his devoted wife of 22 years, Jodi C. Del Re; his loving children, Maggie Del Re and Ray Del Re, both of Northborough; his parents, AJ Del Re Jr. and his wife Jenny of Pelham Manor, N.Y., and Don and Angela Smith of Naples, Fla.; his mother-in-law, Nancy Kraus of Northborough; his siblings, Jonathan Del Re, Brian Del Re; Max Del Re, Alex Del Re, Jeff Smith, Stacy Smith and Darby Smith; many nieces, nephews; and his aunt. Born in New Rochelle, N.Y., Al was raised and educated in Barrington Hills, Ill.

More on the 1889 Fire that Destroyed the Hunter House on Travers Island

When the New York Athletic Club of New York City bought the island it renamed "Travers Island" in Pelham Manor, there stood on the island a beautiful old home known as the "Old Hunter House." Named after John Hunter of Hunter's Island who had remodeled and improved the home during the mid-19th century, the main portion of the home was said to have been built in 1812 for Temple Emmett, a member of the Emmett Family that long resided in the area.