Luca Dorigatti and the Trentini by the Bay

This was the title of an article published November 3rd of last year by the L’Italo- Americano newspaper based in Los Angeles. The author was club member Bianca Friundi, who works at the Museo Italo-Americano in San Francisco and writes occasionally for the newspaper.

Bianca grew up in Milan, but her mother hails from Pergine Valsugana. Luca is one of our board members and is the US representative to both the Province of Trentino (“consultore”) and the Trentini nel Mondo Association (“coordinatore”). In the article Luca talks about the history and composition of our club, our goals, and the fact that we just celebrated our 35th anniversary. On a more personal level, he recounts his move to California 25 years ago and his friendship with Father Efrem Trettel.

A big thank you to both Luca and Bianca for being such wonderful club ambassadors!

To read the article please go to:
http://www.italoamericano.org/story/2015-11-30/luca-dorigatti

Passages 2015, Remembering those we lost.

Rosemary Marcellin, nee Rauzi, passed away on January 13th at the age of 86 in Ripon, near her birthplace of Stockton. As a child Rosemary spent six months in her father’s hometown of Cloz in the Val di Non. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, George Marcellin. She was an avid golfer and engaged in many charities. We send our condolences to her older brother Frank Rauzi and the entire family.

Flora Rosek nee Rizzi passed away in Stockton on July 20th at the age of 86. She was originally from Superior and Rock Springs, Wyoming, where many Trentini settled to work in the mines. In fact, the Circolo Trentino of Wyoming is located in Rock Springs. We send our deepest condolences to her family.

Jim Boin’s partner, David Tureaud, passed away from an apparent heart attack. David was a mere 50 years old. David enjoyed attending our Circolo Trentino events and was very accepting of Jim’s passion for all things Trentino and Italian.  He was also a friend of the Circolo’s Facebook page. Our deepest condolences to Jim.