On Friday, March 24, donor members of the Sons and Daughters of Italy met in Palo Alto at the Center for Academic Medicine to present a check in the amount of $4000 to Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Foundation on behalf of the Western Foundation Birth Defects Program. We were thrilled to donate to the world-class Children’s Genetics Program at Stanford, a true place of healing and love for sick children.

Our Medical Charities/Birth Defects Libraries Chairperson

LEADERS GIVE THEIR ALL – They are willing to commit themselves to their goals, they do not hold back, those that are truly serious about becoming successful leaders are willing to pay the price for their success. Sometimes giving your all is expensive – to your family and to your own personal well-being. Leaders understand this expense

Cindy Bellini Williams, an actress and producer, who played sweet wide-eyed Shirley Feeney on “Laverne & Shirley, died on January 25.

Williams was born on August 22, 1947 in Van Nuys, California. Her father Bill Williams, hailed from Texas and her mother, Francesca Bellini was Italian American. Williams had credits spawning six decades, but it was her role on “Laverne & Shirley that endeared her to millions and made her a household name. Along with her friend Laverne Defazio, played by actress Penny Marshall, whose

Andy was born on July 28, 1931 in New Haven, Connecticut. His parents were John and Mary Pampuro. He was the eldest of three children. His brother passed away in 1983 and his sister on 2021. He also has a half-brother. 

Andy was a member of OSDIA for 53 years. He served as editor of the IL Leone for 24 years. He loved doing the paper till he got sick. Andy joined the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in 1970 with his wife Louise. Almost immediately they both became very active with the Centinela Valley Lodge. In 1971 Andy became

Emanuel passed away on October 15, 2022 He is now with his wife Veta, Brother Fred, His Mom and Dad with the rest of his relatives Emanuel Joseph Finazzo Obituary Emanuel (Manny) Joseph Finazzo, age 85, of Fontana, California passed away on October 15, 2022, surrounded by family and close friends.

Manny was born August 27, 1937, in St. Louis, Missouri. He came to California as a child, joining the growing network of Italian families drawn by employment and kinship to the Inland Empire.

A proud member of the first graduating class of Fontana High School in 1955, Manny found employment at Kaiser Steel. He soon enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving actively from February 4, 1957 to