Ann "Nancy" DiGiorgio

Nancy Di Giorgio passed away on November 17, 2022, in Fairfield, California, with her husband by her side. Nancy lived in Paradise Valley Estates in Fairfield for the past six years, and in Vacaville, CA, for the previous 42 years. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on September 9, 1936, to Margaret and Michael McSweeney. She had two brothers: Donald, deceased, Michael Jr., and a sister, Carol, deceased. After attending Saint Gabriel Catholic School, J.W. Hallahan High School and St. Monica Business School, she worked for the Curtis Publishing Co. in Philadelphia. During this time, she met the love of her life, Tom Di Giorgio, who was also her next-door neighbor on 2600 Gerritt St. On September 8, 1956, after a two-year courtship, they were joined together in holy matrimony. They had three children: Tom Jr. (Lisa), Christopher (Eileen) and Keith, (Kerry) as well as four grandchildren: Scott and Brian Di Giorgio, Liam and Chiara O’Leary-Di Giorgio. Nancy devoted her early years of marriage to raising her three young boys. When Tom joined the US Air Force in November 1962, she began a new way of life as the wife of a military transport pilot. This entailed several periods alone with the children while Tom was sent away from home to fulfill military missions overseas. On two occasions she was alone with the children for a full year while Tom was sent to Vietnam and later to South Korea. This meant driving the boys to and from school, piano lessons and little league games while still finding time to join the Fairfield bowling league with the other military wives. She also joined the Fairfield Jaycee Wives Club, even serving as president in 1966. An animal lover, Nancy ran a successful pet-sitting business called, All God’s Creatures. She traveled throughout the city and surrounding areas to give tender loving care to animals of all kinds. Nancy always had a family pet in the household. An avid reader, she worked as a sales associate at Walden Books for five years, where she enjoyed giving book recommendations to customers. Nancy’s greatest enjoyment was babysitting her grandchildren and watching them graduate from high school and progressing to college. Her absence is a tremendous loss, but we are grateful for her love and know that her impact on our lives will never fade. In lieu of flowers you may donate to the SPCA.

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Ann "Nancy" DiGiorgio

November 17, 2022