BATTAGLIA - Salvatore A. "Sam" March 1, 2016, beloved husband of the late Donna (nee Johnson) Battaglia; loving father of Linda (Patrick) Griffin, Cheryl of Boston, MA, Karen and Donna Marie Battaglia of New York, NY; brother of Ann Pilato and the late Charles and Louis Battaglia. The family will be present to receive friends Friday from 3-7 PM at BEACH-TUYN FUNERAL HOME, INC. 5541 Main Street (at Cayuga Rd.) Williamsville. Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service Saturday morning at 11:30 in Williamsville United Methodist Church, 5681 Main St., Williamsville, 14221. Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials may be made to Schofield Residence, 3333 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, 14217. Sam was a forty year retiree of American Airlines.