Gaetano Russo
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Funeral Service: Saturday, July 10, 2010 10:00 AM St. Apollinaris Catholic Church, Napa, CA Interment: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, St Helena, CA BiographyGAETANO PASQUALE RUSSO1924-2010 Gaetano Pasquale Russo, 86, a retired architect, university administrator and gifted woodworker died peacefully on June 30th, 2010 at the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Vallejo. Gaetano was born in Providence RI on February 4, 1924 to the late Pietro-Antonio and Angelina Russo. He was a veteran of World War II (US Navy) and a graduate of Catholic University of America. A member of multiple professional and social organizations, he served as the President of the Association of University Architects (1997-8) and in 1992 he was named a Fellow. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy M. (Dinda) Russo for over 59 years. Besides his wife, he is survived by seven children: Peter Russo and Kit Bakke (Seattle, WA), Paula Russo and Jeff Leonard (San Anslemo), Mark and Lisa Russo (Pinole), Francis Russo and Patti Stieger (McCall, ID), Gina Russo and Jose Sandoval (Vallejo), Leanne and Lars Swann (Honomu, HI), and John and Marisa Russo (San Rafael). He is survived by seven grandchildren, Joanne Morocco, Christopher Leonard, Mayan Noren, Tess, Leah and Alexandra Russo, and Abigail Sandoval. He leaves a sister, Julia Schewe of Columbia, MO, and a brother, Dr. Francis X. Russo of Wakefield, RI. He is predeceased by a son, Philip James Russo, his sisters Elizabeth Land, Anna Lorenzo and Teresa Ragno, and his brother Pasquale Russo. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00am on Saturday, July 10th, at St. Apollinaris Catholic Church, 3700 Lassen Street, Napa. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, 2121 Spring Street, Saint Helena. A reception will follow in the Oak Tree Community Center, Falcon Crest Circle, Napa. Memories and words of sympathy may be shared with the family on-line at WWW.TULOCAYCEMETERY.ORG. |