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1925 - 2009 (83 years)
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Name |
Albert Laurence Diano |
Suffix |
Jr. |
Born |
11 May 1925 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
23 Mar 2009 |
Age: 83 |
Buried |
27 Mar 2009 |
Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas |
Person ID |
I5082 |
Stewart |
Last Modified |
11 Nov 2014 |
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Notes |
Died:
- Albert Laurence Diano Jr., 83, died Monday, March 23, 2009.
Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Interment: Oakwood Cemetery. Vigil service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Thompson's Harveson and Cole Funeral Home where his family will greet friends following the vigil service.
Jacques Y. Diano, Steve Hollern, Bill Kellenberger, ushers and communion ministers at Holy Family Catholic Church, will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Memorials: Gifts in his memory may be given to Holy Family Catholic Church, 6150 Pershing Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76107, or to a charity of choice.
Albert was born May 11, 1925, in New Orleans, La., son of the late Marie Kinta Yenni and Albert Laurence Diano Sr. He graduated from Jesuit High School and Tulane University under the Naval V-12 Program. Albert also attended Harvard Business School under the Midshipmen Officer Corps, receiving an MBA. He proudly served on the USS Hawkins as a 19-year-old lieutenant junior grade with 40 men under his command. He was promoted to lieutenant as member of the Navy Reserve and received an honorable discharge.
Albert was an executive in the oil business for over 35 years and was also a CPA. He enjoyed scouting, served at the unit and district levels in the Longhorn Council, and was the father of two Eagle Scouts. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church where he served on the Finance Committee, was an usher and a communion minister. He was also a member of the Petroleum Club.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Adele Arbour.
Survivors: His wife of 52 years, Betty; children, Chip Diano, Dave Diano, Richard Diano and wife, Susie, and Peter Diano; grandchildren, Brandon Diano and Jennifer Wood; great-grandchild, Zachery Staton; brother, Jacques Y. Diano and wife, Judy; and beloved nieces and nephews.
Published in Star-Telegram on 3/26/2009
Source: Find a Grave website
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