a huge eater of Oreo cookies, preferring to eat the cookie without dunking it in milk. Later life Porcello left the company as its principal food scientist in 1993 after 34 years. Additionally, he was a longtime volunteer with ACDI/VOCA, for which he helped create a food and program and company in Thailand. Sam Porcello died May 12, 2012, at the age of 76. References External links 1935 births 2012 deaths American food scientists Nabisco People from Toms River, New Jersey People from Newark, New Jersey People from Wayne, New Jersey