Capt. Ralph Zachary Del Giorno

Capt. (retired) Ralph Z. Del Giorno, 71, of Ft Lauderdale,Fl Passed away Saturday August 11, 2007. He was born on Long Island, New York on October 28, 1935 to the late Zachary and Mary Louise Serino Del Giorno. He grauated Capital Page School in 1953. He received his certificate from President Eisenhower. He graduated the U.S. Coast Guard Academy of New London, Connecticut in 1957. He retired from the U.S. Coast Guard after 30 years of active duty with the rank of Captain. After retirement he worked all over the world on oil rigs as a Captain and Master Mariner. Survived by wife, ann Marie Bywaters Del Giorno; sons, Robert (Linda) Del Giorno; step-daughter, Kelly Bywaters-Adams; step-son, Robert Bywaters; sister, Geraldine (Felice) Quinto; grandchildren, Stephanie, Zachary, Brian, Mathew and Brittany. Predeceased by brother, Robert Del giorno. a Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated thrusday August 16th at 11:30AM at St Bernard Catholic Church Sunrise Fl. In Lieu of flowers, contributions to Pancan (Pancreatic Cancer Research) 2141 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 7000, El Segundo CA 90245. Iserved with Capt Del Giorno aboard the CGC Ironwood and we went thru Typhoon Trix together in August of 1960 of Okinawa. Ralph was a fine officer and helped us get thru the Typhoon in one piece. the world has lost a Mariner of the first order and a fine man. Calm seas my friend

08/15/07 Submitted by: Conrad vonBlankenburg conradswims@dslextreme.com

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