Friday, October 24, 2025 @ 6:00 PM
The Community Arts Center of Cambria County will be holding a celebratory award dinner to honor the legacy of Sam Coco, Robert Horowitz, Duane Webb, and the late Claire Scaletta for their years of dedicated service to the Community Arts Center.
Celebrating a Legacy was established in 2015 with the retirement of the Community Arts Center’s long-term Executive Director, Rose Mary Hagadus. This event is CACCC’s way to show acknowledgement to a group of individuals who have made an impacting difference in the history of the Community Arts Center of Cambria County and the surrounding community.
Celebrating a Legacy will be held at Sunnehanna Country Club, 1000 Sunnehanna Drive, Johnstown PA 15905, on Friday, October 24th, with awards beginning at 6:00 PM.
Dinner Menu:
Garden salad, chicken paprikash, rice pilaf, honey glazed carrots, roll, and chocolate lava cake
Tickets are available for $50 for CACCC members, and $55 for non-members. Table Sponsorships are available for $550, which include 8 tickets, full page ad in playbill, listed as table sponsor in program, the Community Arts Center’s website, Eblast, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
To purchase tickets, give us a call at (814) 255-6515, or use the PayPal option below on this page! Please note, all online ticket purchases have a small surcharge included for processing fees. Physical tickets will be mailed to your address as provided to us by Paypal.
Meet the Honorees!
Samuel Louis Coco
Samuel Louis Coco holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. A graduate of Johnstown High School and a lifelong resident of Johnstown, Mr. Coco is well-known throughout the region as an educator and performer. He has guest conducted Cambria County Choruses at all the secondary school levels. He has also been a guest conductor for the Somerset County Chorus in 2010 and also in 2013 and 2014 and the Cambria County Chorus in 2022. He was named three times to Who’s Who in American Education and also named in Who’s Who in America. He taught and conducted choral music for over 34 years in the Forest Hill School District, retiring after the 2006-2007 school year.
Mr. Coco has been a member of several performing rock bands over the years most notably was Satrycon. Currently Mr. Coco has performed with the band Hard Rok, Koko and Joe. He has also performed with the Denny Miccolis Trio (former member of the Buckinghams), Guitars Around, Blue Piranha, Take 2 and Walt and Jackie. Sam sang tenor for the vocal group “Vocal Express and performed for a concert honoring Henry Mancini. Additionally, he is a songwriter, arranger and composer and a member of the Songworks song writer’s organization. Mr. Coco has also performed as a studio musician and can be heard on recordings by local artists Rick Cosgrove, Barry Poglein, Tim Dabbs and Walt (Churchey) and Jackie (Kopco).
Mr. Coco has been involved with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra over 40 years as a member of the double bass and percussion sections and has directed the JS Youth Orchestra. He was also a member of the JS Chorus, as well as the Symphony Singers, a small choral group whose specialty was smaller choral venues. He retired in 2018 after eleven years as conductor of the Johnstown Symphony Chorus.
Mr. Coco is married to the former Kathleen Bombatch and enjoys, skiing and playing golf and hockey in his spare time.
Robert Horowitz
Bob was born in Windber, where his father, Jack, had an auto parts store on Graham Ave. At the age of two, his family moved to Westmont, near Menoher Blvd. As a young boy, he would ride his bike down to what was known to him and all his friends as “This Fish Pond” and beyond on his daily exploration of the “wilds” of Westmont.
Jump ahead about ten years to Bob’s graduation from Westmont High School in 1963. He then enrolled at Villanova University, located on the beautiful Main Line of Philadelphia (which reminded him of Westmont) as a Psychology Major. He graduated in 1967. After college, when his father had some health problems, he came back to Johnstown to help out in his family’s business, Toy Ladies. His dad then bought the first building in the Richland Industrial Park. Some years later, Bob retired and wanted to help out in the Johnstown community.
He joined the board of the Community Arts Center of Cambria County with his wife, Julie. He also volunteered at Lee Hospital in the Patient Transportation Department. He then joined the board of Professional Family Services For Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). He was also a proud member of the Community Action Board, which oversaw the early childhood intervention of Head Start, LIHEAP (heat), and food banks.
He then got an invitation to join one of his favorite charities in Johnstown, The David A. Glosser Foundation. (They only had two meetings a year and did a lot of good for our community – both of which appealed to Bob’s senses.) After serving for about ten years, one of his personal heroes, Daniel Glosser, passed away and Bob became the president of the Foundation, which he still chairs today.
When Angela called him to say that the board of the Arts Center had just nominated him to be a Patron of the Arts, there was a long silence on Bob’s side of the conversation, after which he asked “Why?”. After Angela gave him some examples of his involvements at the Arts Center, Bob realized that his most important contribution was his time as President of The David Glosser Foundation, but as Paul Harvey used to say, “And here is the rest of the story.” The funds that created the Glosser Foundation were basically all given by David Glosser and his nephew Dan Glosser. Also, the standards of giving were established LONG before Bob joined the Foundation. It was to be established for the benefit of the Johnstown community, its libraries, its arts community, and the local health organizations. Bob wishes to share this great honor with the present board of the David A. Glosser Foundation, which consists of Julie Katz, Becky Catelinet, Al Mall, Bob Lux, Greg Glosser, and Barry Rudel.
Claire Scaletta
Claire was a long-standing member and volunteer of the Community Arts Center. As an artist, she focused on oil painting in her spare time and learned about the Arts Center in the late 1970’s where she connected with local artists. As a result, she began her involvement when the Center was just the Stutzman Log House. At that time, she volunteered for various events and classes. With the development of the Goldhaber Fend Fine Arts Center in 1988, she became more involved and started the basket raffle that accompanied the Festival of Trees. The basket raffle was a huge success and has grown each year since its inception. Charged with fundraising for the annual auction, she engaged with local merchants and developed relationships with them that facilitated consistent yearly donations. Interested in new fundraising ideas, in the early1990’s, Claire developed and ran a tea party event at Sunnehanna Country Club that occurred consecutively for 4-5 years and generated funds for the Arts Center while providing a sophisticated and fun afternoon for many attendees. As a long-standing of the Board of Directors in the early 2000’s until she passed in 2014, Claire provided further support for the Art Center’s development and sustainability. Her commitment to the Art Center was heartfelt as she truly cared about it and the community it serves. She wanted it to thrive and expose the arts to everyone interested. As a result of Claire’s involvement, she developed lasting friendships with Rose Mary Hagadus and Shirly Gaynor, both pioneers of the center, who collaborated with her for many years. The deep-rooted relationships Claire made with volunteers, board members, and donors provided her with great strength and allowed her to make meaningful and significant contributions to the Arts Center where her legacy continues.
Duane Webb
Duane Webb is a local Daisytown resident and has been married for 48 years to Terri. They have 2 children and 4 grandchildren. Duane worked at Lee Hospital for 16 years as a security officer before attending the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. He graduated in 2002 with a degree in Media Arts and Animation. Duane has been a member of Allied Artists of Johnstown since 1984, serving in numerous capacities including treasurer and show chair, and he is the current vice president. He is a volunteer at the Franklin Street Clothing Ministry and with the Conemaugh Valley Bible to School Program.
Duane retired in 2023 from Kenco Corporation in Ligonier, where he served as the marketing and advertising director. He was also tasked with trade show planning and display construction, and has set up in numerous locations including Las Vegas, Toronto, Atlanta, Louisville, St Louis and more.
Duane also retired in 2001 as a captain with the 28th Military Police. Duty stations included Fort Clayton, Panama and Caserma Ederly, near Vicenza, Italy.
He has enjoyed art his entire life, mainly oil painting. He has taught drawing and painting classes at the Community Arts Center of Cambria County for over 20 years and has also provided local homeschoolers with art instruction. In addition, Duane is proficient in Photoshop techniques and teaches that as well.
He can also be seen drawing caricatures at festivals and events throughout the region such as Gateway Clipper cruises, Point Park (Pittsburgh), weddings, class reunions, car shows, local community events, and many more.