"The money will help with that. I don't have any other extravagant plans. I'll buy a new truck, pay off some debt and invest for the future."
Savastano grew up on Long Island and learned the carpenter trade from his dad, according to an obituary published on Sunday by Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home in Oneonta.
The man had been living in Sidney, New York, for the past 10 years with girlfriend, Julie Wheeler, and her two sons.
He is survived by a mother, two sisters and four brothers.
The obituary included a special thanks to Bassett Hospital and Tri-Town ER for taking care of the man in his last days. It also mentioned that he had been on hospice care for a few days, before passing.
His family ask that donations be made to the American Cancer Society.