Died April 14, 2014 at age 65.
He was born April 4, 1949 in Saratoga Springs and was ordained to the priesthood on May 19, 1979. Fr. Draves-Arpaia served as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Scottsdale and St. Joseph Parish. He also served as Chaplain at Xavier College Preparatory and St. Joseph’s Hospital. In recent years he has been a Mercy Associate of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in the Diocese of Albany New York.
Services were held Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in The Church of St. Peter, Saratoga Springs, New York. Burial was in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery.