Vito Locascio (1935-2006) was a 40-year veteran of the New York City Parks and Recreation Department.

Locascio first came to work for Parks at the greenhouse in Forest Park in the early 1950’s. He was drafted soon after, and served in the Korean War where he was wounded in battle and received an honorable discharge. Locascio then returned to the Parks Department where he rose through the ranks.

Locascio served as president of DC 37 Local 1508, Uniformed Parks Supervisors, for 12 years in Coney Island. As Local 1508 president, Locascio helped gain weekend premiums for Parks Supervisors and established some of the local’s rich traditions, including the honor guard. Locascio trained Supervisors and Parkies and was an instructor at the agency’s Olmsted Center Training Academy. He was president of the Columbia Society, an Italian fraternity, for 32 years and served as president of its national fraternity. He finished his career for the Parks Dept. in downtown Brooklyn and passed away at age 70 from cancer in 2006.