The Buccini Family – D. Robert, Bernadette, Rob, and Chris – will receive the Msgr. Thomas J. Reese Award at Catholic Charities Annual Tribute Dinner on Wednesday, April 11.
Rev. W. Francis Malooly, D.D., bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington, will present the award at the dinner to be held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront.
“We are delighted to recognize the Buccini Family for their lifelong commitment to community service, most especially to make the City of Wilmington and surrounding area a better place to live, work and play,” said Richelle A. Vible, executive director. “The Buccini’s, without question, model Monsignor Reese’s commitment to the most vulnerable.”
Bernadette DeSeta Buccini and her husband D. Robert have together led the family business, the Edward J. De Seta Company Inc., since 1967. Under their leadership, the business has grown into a large heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) contractors and engineering firms in the Mid-Atlantic.
The Buccinis are actively involved in the community and are past members of the Board of Directors for the Ministry of Caring, St. Anthony of Padua Church, Padua Academy, Grand Opera House, St. Francis Hospital, and other philanthropic areas
Rob and Chris’s real estate investment and development company, The Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc. developed well known Wilmington projects as The Hotel du Pont, former DuPont World headquarters buildings, WSFS Bank Center, I. M. Pei Building, and Queen Theater; and is a leader in redeveloping the Wilmington Riverfront with its Christina Landing, Justison Landing, Penn Cinema and Imax, and Westin Hotel projects.
The company also has holdings outside Delaware that include office buildings and an affiliate that develops and manages hotels.
The Buccini children sit on the boards of the following non-for-profits: Wilmington Housing Partnership; The Light Up The Queen Foundation, Wilmington Leaders Alliance, Ministry of Caring, Brandywine Conservancy, Hagley Museum and Library Council of Advisors, and the Delaware College of Art and Design.
The Buccinis are members of the St. Anthony of Padua and St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine parishes.
To learn more about Catholic Charities Annual Tribute Dinner or to support the Tribute Dinner through sponsorships or ticket purchases, visit the Catholic Charities website at www.cdow.org/charities.
