Ralph James Pollaro passed away peacefully at his sister's home on August 9, 2010 in Chatham, New York. He was the beloved father of Eric and wife Dawn, the adoring brother of Vicki Baum, Valeri Miller & Donna Petrazzi, the son of the late Vito and Margaret Pollaro , the loving grandfather of Joshua and Luke Pollaro, Zach, Josh and Brittany Vasi, and the uncle to many nephews a niece and a grandnephew. Donations in Ralph's memory may be made to the Community Hospice of Columbia/Greene, 14 Liberty Street Catskill, New Yorkl 12414. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the French, Gifford, Preiter & Blasl funeral home, Chatham, New York. To send an online condolence visit, www.frenchblasl.com.