NORTHAMPTON, Louis Facto, 57, of Earle St. in Northampton passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center on August 16, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 25, 1956 to the late Elaine (Birge) Facto and Daniel Facto. He attended Smith Vocational High School. Louis enjoyed hiking, ice fishing, sports especially the Patriots and Red Sox games. He also enjoyed many cruises to the Caribbean. He leaves two brothers and two sisters, Daniel Facto of California, Glen Facto and wife Sheryl of Easthampton, Tina Fournier and husband Donat of Easthampton and Debbi Sacco of Florence. He also leaves aunts Nancy Sloat and husband Rex of Florence, Dori Windoloski of Holyoke, Barbara Birge of Watertown and Jean Williams of Merrimack, NH. He was predeceased by his aunt Pauline Williams and his uncle Robert Birge. He also leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Appalachian Trail Conservancy P.O. Box 807, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425.  A graveside service will be held Friday, August 29, 2014, at 11:00 AM, at the North Amherst Cemetery, East Pleasant St., Amherst. There are no calling hours. Obituary and memorial register at www.douglassfuneral .com

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