Joseph 'Joe' P. Cacciatore, 61, of Lockport, NY, passed away at his residence on Saturday May 14, 2011. Born in Niagara Falls, NY he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Petrina (Bongiovanni) Cacciatore.

Joe was an award winning athlete and graduate of Niagara Falls High School, where he excelled in track, swimming, wrestling, and the martial arts. He was a member of the National Honor Society and pursued his higher education at Letourneau University, Longview Texas in the engineering field. Joe's passion in life, however, was horses and he trained at Oklahoma State Horse Shoeing College. For more than 35 years, he lived his dream working as a horse shoer, trader and breeder. Joe was the recipient of far too many accolades to mention in the course of his career.
Joe continued his love of sport and competition in the game of polo for 15 years. Of all competitive sports, playing polo was his most loved. He also enjoyed trail riding, especially the camaraderie. He was very proud of his family, his grandchildren, and his heritage, and always had time to lend an ear to those who had a story to tell.

Joe is survived by his longtime companion Jill A. Donaldson of Lockport, NY; three children, Jennifer Sieb of Olcott, NY; Joseph 'Scott' (Shelley) Cacciatore of Middleport, NY and Steffanie Cacciatore of West Palm Beach, FL; Jill's daughter Jennifer Donaldson of Seattle, WA; seven grandchildren, one sister Janet (Mark) Hatfield of Houston, TX; one brother David (Renee) Cacciatore of Houston, TX and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation will be on Thursday from 2 – 4 and 6 – 9 p.m. at the M.J. COLUCCI & SON NIAGARA FUNERAL CHAPEL, 2730 MILITARY ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY. Everyone is invited to attend a funeral service on Friday May 20th at 11 a.m. in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2437 Niagara Road, Niagara Falls, NY with Rev. Jeff Milsten officiating. PLEASE ASSEMBLE AT CHURCH. Interment in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston NY.