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'Yonkers Leprechaun' given final farewell by friends, family

Originally published: September 22, 2012 10:58 AM
Updated: September 22, 2012 4:27 PM
By BETTY MING LIU  betty.liu@cablevision.com

Jess Buzzutto was affectionately known as the quot;Yonkers

Jess Buzzutto was affectionately known as the "Yonkers Leprechaun" thanks to his small stature and penchant for wearing green gardening clothes. Friends and family met at his wake at Whalen & Ballen Funeral Home in Yonkers to share condolences and special memories. Videojournalist: Elizabeth Daza (Sept. 21, 2012) (September 21, 2012 4:34 PM)

Friends and family gathered Saturday morning to bid a final farewell to Jess Buzzutto, known affectionately by many as the "Yonkers Leprechaun."

Buried dressed as he was in life -- in a green T-shirt reading "Kiss me, I'm Irish," with green belt and pants, all topped off with a leprechaun hat -- Buzzutto was eulogized by Father David Lothrop as a man of "great, great courage" who made a difference...

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