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Dear Convention Goers
Fellowship Members:
 It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the
passing of our Fellowship Chairman and one of
Rotary's most devoted servants. On
Thursday morning, December 13, 2012 Past RI
Vice President Lou Piconi succumbed
following a lengthy battle with cancer. He
passed at home in Bethel-St. Clair, Pennsylvania
(USA) at 10:30 am with his family at his side.
Lou, was a dedicated Rotarian who served Rotary
as a Foundation Trustee (2007-2011), RI Director
(1999-2001), and RI Vice President 2000-2001
under Past RI
President, Frank J. Devlyn. For the past
13 years, Lou has been one of PRIP Devlyn's
closest friends and personal advisors.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30
am, Monday, December 17 at St. Louise de
Marillac Church, 310 McMurray Road, Bethel Park,
Pennsylvania )USA).
Lou's true passion was
the global eradication of polio and he served
The Rotary Foundation tirelessly for more than a
decade to help raise the funds to make Rotary's
dream of a Polio-free world a reality. His
passion was such that he continued to do so even
as his illness progressed. Lou's heart was as
big as he was and we shall miss his laughter,
his passion and his undaunted spirit.
In lieu of flowers, the
family requests that memorial donations be made
to the PolioPlus fund of The Rotary Foundation.
Please make your check payable to The Rotary
Foundation or PolioPlus and send along with a
card of condolence to:
Louis Piconi TRF
Memorial
c/o PDG Walt Schloer
61835 Walter Court
Bend, OR 97702
PDG Walt Schloer
will receive all of the memorials and forward
them to TRF in the name of the donor(s) and have
them credited to your TRF account as a PolioPlus
contribution. At the same time, your condolence
cards will be sent to Barbara Piconi along with
a notation of your memorial in Lou's honor.
Final Tribute
Some time ago, Lou
was asked to contribute a page to the Rotary
Global History Fellowship web site. As was
typical, his submission was a true reflection of
the man himself and we offer it here as a final
tribute.
"I am a Rotarian
because Rotary and The Rotary Foundation make my
favorite poem a reality every minute of every
day, of every week, of every year":
Louis
Piconi
God has
given me a place on earth to be here for a while
I hope that as I'm passing through I will make
somebody smile
I want to make life easier for
all those that I meet
I ask God for His
blessings to the strangers on the street
I
hope I'll never fail a child if I can help
somehow
I want to be as generous as my
resources will allow
And when my life on
earth is done, it will be my final plea
Let
someone somewhere think or say
"You made a
difference to me".
. . . author
unknown
Yours in Rotary Service
Harriett H. Schloer
Fellowship, Executive
Secretary
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