| | Amoroso was killed at the age of sixty-one in a [[bicycle]] accident on Louisiana Highway 66 west of St. Francisville in West Feliciana north of Baton Rouge. He was in training for a cross-[[Texas]] race in August with his bicycling companion, Thomas Clement (born c. 1947), who was seriously injured in the mishap but physically survived. Nicholas Alexander (born May 5, 1997) of [[Lafayette]] paid a $17,500 bond and was released from the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center, where he had been held for negligent homicide and negligent injury. A toxicology test was performed on the driver; results are pending.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_4facc7f0-7f0a-11e8-8c1f-7369c2593dcf.html|title=Funeral arrangements for Buddy Amoroso; Private services later in week; Public event to be determined|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 3, 2018|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}</ref> | | Amoroso was killed at the age of sixty-one in a [[bicycle]] accident on Louisiana Highway 66 west of St. Francisville in West Feliciana north of Baton Rouge. He was in training for a cross-[[Texas]] race in August with his bicycling companion, Thomas Clement (born c. 1947), who was seriously injured in the mishap but physically survived. Nicholas Alexander (born May 5, 1997) of [[Lafayette]] paid a $17,500 bond and was released from the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center, where he had been held for negligent homicide and negligent injury. A toxicology test was performed on the driver; results are pending.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_4facc7f0-7f0a-11e8-8c1f-7369c2593dcf.html|title=Funeral arrangements for Buddy Amoroso; Private services later in week; Public event to be determined|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 3, 2018|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}</ref> |
| − | Amoroso and his wife of thirty-seven years, the former Denise Waters, have a son, Anthony, V, and two daughters, Elaine Swart (husband Thaddeaus) and Michal Ann Traina (husband Joshua), and five grandchldren. Private services were to be held on July 6, 2018, at Christ [[Presbyterian]] Church, of which he was a member and [[deacon]].<ref name=obit/> | + | Amoroso and his wife of thirty-seven years, the former Denise Waters, have a son, Anthony, V, and two daughters, Elaine Swart (husband Thaddeaus) and Michal Ann Traina (husband Joshua), and five grandchldren. Private services were held on July 6, 2018, at Christ [[Presbyterian]] Church, of which Amoroso was a member and [[deacon]].<ref name=obit/> |