Albert Louis Giannotti, Jr.

passed away at his home in Fishers, IN at 10:37 AM on Friday, 11/21/08, after a heroic 3 � year battle with tonsil cancer. Al was born May 10, 1943 in Middletown, NY. He was the oldest son of Ada Romanelli Giannotti (Italian born) & Albert Louis Giannotti, Sr. (NYC Italian). Al is preceded in death by his oldest daughter, Jessica Brooke Giannotti & his parents. In his wondrous life, Al lived all around NY State; Worchester, MA; Barberton, OH; Denver, CO; Philadelphia, PA; Washington DC; Northbrook, IL; Caracas, Venezuela; Flower Mound, TX (Dallas); & most recently Fishers, IN, a suburb of Indianapolis. Al�s illustrious career began with Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation as an Industrial Sales Rep. in 1965 & ended with Network Engineering, Inc. as the General Manager in Indianapolis, IN (2000-2007). For 12 years Al worked for Tele-Communication, Inc. (TCI) from 1980-1992 & from 1989-1994 Al lived in Northbrook, IL, where he held the position of VP & COO of TCI Great Lakes, Inc. Al�s position of President & General Manager with GTE/CANTV Broadband sent his entire family to Caracas, Venezuela for 2 years (1994-1996). Al loved the cable television business & was happiest making deals & managing people. Al�s favorite hobbies included his lifelong love for snow skiing, especially at Vail, Colorado, being involved in Alyse & Cole�s clubs, playing Reggae music full blast, buying & collecting anything that could be plugged into electricity, participating in Fishers, IN Rotary Club, working in the Fishers, IN, SCAFI, Inc. RenFaire, communicating with his Worchester Polytechnic Institute (1961-1965) friends & his dearest Phi Kappa Theta fraternity brothers for the past 47 years. Al and his family have lived in Fishers since 2000. Al is survived by his loving & devoted wife, Denise Gorgal Giannotti of Northbrook, IL; daughter, Alyse Nicole (20); his only son, Austin Cole (15); brother, Richard Francis Giannotti, Sr. of Denver, CO (wife Marcia); nephew, Richie; niece, Alexis; his sister-in-law, Diane Gorgal Eaton (husband Dr. Richard Eaton); niece, Jessica Eaton; & nephew, Nicholas Eaton. Other surviving relatives that Al loved every much include: uncle, Hugo Giannotti (NY) & family; aunt, Jennie Romanelli Stancher (NY) & family; uncle, Cosimo Romanelli (NY) & family; father-in-law, Kenneth R. Gorgal of Northbrook, IL; brother-in-law, Mark Gorgal of L.A., CA; sister-in-law, Renee Gorgal Beam of Chicago, IL (husband Jack Beam); nephew, Bjorn Beam; & niece, Bianca Beam. Al loved & counted himself lucky to have loving extended cousins, aunts, & uncles around the USA. Al is also survived by his foreign exchange students, who shared 1 year & their life journey with Al & his family: Alessio Tiveron (25, Treviso, Italy); Maria Jaso (22, Uruguay); Tatjana Pastor (21, Germany); & Diego Zanatta (25, Treviso, Italy & Chicago, IL). Al will be cremated & part of his ashes will be scattered in Vail, Colorado February 2009. Visitation will be held Monday, 12/1/08 from 5PM-8PM at Holy Spirit Catholic Parish of Geist, 10350 Glaser Way, Fishers. A Catholic Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Spirit Parish of Geist, Tuesday, 12/2/08, from 4PM-5PM, with the eulogy at 5PM. A light meal will follow immediately at the home of Dr. Richard & Mrs. Diane Eaton, 10200 Willowview Road, Fishers. In lieu of flowers, Denise is asking that you write a note to Alyse & Cole about a favorite memory you have of their dad, with/without pictures. Contributions may be made to one of the following organizations: SCAFI, Inc./Fishers RenFaire � Albert L. Giannotti, Jr. Memorial Fund, or to Barnes Jewish Hospital Foundation of St. Louis, MO, in care of Julia S. Ruvelson, for the Cure of Head & Neck Cancer � in honor of Albert L. Giannotti, Jr. Addresses & details will be available during the 2-day memorial celebration of Al�s life. Al�s closing words to Denise were, �Don�t worry my dear; everything is going to be alright. God will provide.�

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Albert Louis Giannotti, Jr.

May 10, 1943 - November 21, 2008