Always remembered
This memorial website has been created in loving memory of Garry Angelotti. It's a place for family and friends to share stories and photos of Garry and leave tributes to his memory.
Garry was an electronics wizard who fixed radars on aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy, and then built a successful small business installing and maintaining linear accelerator machines used in radiation treatments for cancer. He loved golf, sailing, and spending time with family on beach vacations.
Garry was the beloved partner of Jane Buiting, and the father of Amanda and Ariel. He was the loving son of Lawrence and Jean, and a brother to Roberta, Larry (his fraternal twin), Geno, Rita, Tina, and David. After a long journey with bladder cancer, he died peacefully, surrounded by close family and friends. He'll remain in our hearts forever.
Announcements
Visitation and burial in San Diego, California
(Private services for immediate family members)
Wednesday, October 7th
El Cajon Mortuary and Miramar National Cemetery
Services and gatherings in Erie, Pennsylvania
(All friends and family are invited)
Mass
Saturday, October 17th at 4:30 PM
Sacred Heart Church, 816 W 26th St
Services where Garry and the rest of the Angelotti family went to church when they lived in Erie.
Dinner
Saturday, October 17th at 6 PM
La Nuova Aurora Society, 1518 Walnut St
Dinner at the local Italian-American society that’s a few blocks away from Sacred Heart Church. Guests are responsible for their own dinner expenses.
Celebration of life
Sunday, October 18th from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Maennerchor Club,1607 State St
Brunch provided for all guests. Please bring stories, photographs, and memories of Garry to share with family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Garry cared deeply about those who were injured during their service to the military. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you donate in Garry's name to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust, which supports physical and psychological rehabilitation programs that provide direct service to ill, injured, or wounded veterans.
The programs support everything from driver's rehabilitation services for veterans with traumatic brain injuries, to treatment for post-service mental health services. The Trust also helps to fund programs that provide food, shelter, and other necessary items to homeless or at-risk veterans and their families.
Online: Visit Disabled American Veterans and click "DONATE NOW"
By mail: PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301
Please indicate that your donation is a memorial gift in honor of Garry Angelotti, and provide notification to:
Amanda Angelotti
35 Brosnan St Apt 11
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tributes
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Never forgotten ❤
However, you will always be remembered because you still hold a place in my heart.
Four years ago today in the British Virgin Islands, we took a boat ride miles away from the shore and swam with the Dolphins. It was a perfect day. You became very ill shortly after this was taken, and you told me to remember you as you were healthy well, not ill.
I have not forgotten the real you.
So, Happy Birthday sweetheart. I hope that they have birthday parties in heaven to remember your earthly birthday, and I hope that you are surrounded by your parents, grandparents and all of your friends who passed before you. You will always be loved.
Thoughts and prayers are with you.
Hi used to work for your dad as a receptionist in his Valencia office. I just found out about your dad's passing and wanted to express my sympathy to you and your family. I remember all the great trips he took all the employees on especially the cruise to Mexico. God bless a've d comfort you both.
Happy Birthday in heaven.
But, I do have my memories..... Last year the request was sent out to mail you birthday cards to many of your friends and family. Over the next few weeks’ cards arrived daily and I saved them until your birthday. I placed over fifty cards in a wicker basket, and after lunch on your birthday I told you that you had some mail to open.
The medications had affected your eye-sight making it difficult for you to read. So I read them to you. You would than take the card from me and closely examine at it, sometimes touching the pictures, before we went on to the next.
After we had opened about thirty of the cards you started to cry. The love that had poured in across the many miles, from so many people over whelmed you with emotion. You felt much loved that day, but I want you to know that even though you are gone, you are still alive, deeply missed, and very loved in all of our hearts.
Even Sheba cuddles up in your corner of the sofa now. I think she feels close to you there.
So, my dear angel in heaven, Happy Birthday. I just want you to know, that you are always in my thoughts, and how much I love you so. I know you are in God's care, which is how it should be.
But when I get to heaven, I know that He will give you back to me.
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Always remembered
Dad's two-year memorial sailing trip
Dear Dad,
Ariel came to SF this weekend, and she, Scott, and I went sailing out on San Francisco Bay in your memory and told stories about you and laughed. We miss you, Dad.
Scott and I are expecting your first grandchild around the new year. I'm so sad that you won't be here to hold the little one, but I promise your grandbabies will hear all our stories about you. You were definitely one of a kind.
Much love from your daughters :)
Memory quilt of my dad's Tommy Bahama shirts
Hi everybody. I'm a couple of days late for my dad's birthday, but it's because I was waiting to get this in the mail.
I found a woman on Etsy who makes memory quilts out of t-shirts. I sent her all of my dad's Tommy Bahama shirts -- they were sort of his thing. We gave him a bunch of them over the years for Christmas, Father's Day, etc, and he wore them all the time, especially when he was getting dressed up :)
When the quilt arrived last night and I opened it up, I couldn't stop crying. It would be meaningful to me no matter what it looked like, but this lovely woman happens to have created a work of art for me in honor of Dad. Somehow seeing these shirts sewn into this quilt makes my memories of him wearing them even more vivid than when they were whole.
I love you and miss you Dad. Happy birthday!!!
Sense of humor
Garry always had a special relationship with Aunt Velma. In addition to the love, there was also some fun! He had a sense of humor and she was very naive. When Garry became sick, Aunt Velma always wanted the details of what was going on. At one point, Garry tired of giving her the specifics and he decided to have some fun. When she asked how he was doing, Garry told Aunt Velma that going to the doctor was getting too expensive so he switched to a veterinarian. Aunt Velma was horrified and then he laughed and she knew he was just having some fun with her!!!
Everyone loved the smile on his face and the twinkle in his eyes!