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Celso Victor BRIDA

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Celso BRIDA Obituary

BRIDA, Celso Victor Celso V. Brida passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2015. He was born on January 30, 1951 in Cles, Italy to parents Dario and Paola Brida. The family immigrated to Sacramento in 1959. Celso attended Christian Brothers High School and graduated from Sacramento State University with a BA in Business. The family purchased Luigi's Pizza Parlor in 1965 when Celso was 14 years old. This was the beginning of the Celso "Luigi's Pizza" Brida relationship. Celso started out at the bottom and worked his way up to become owner and manager from 1979 and served pizza until December of 2014. During his long tenure at Luigi's he made many friends. He was proud to say he served pizza to 4 generations. Celso leaves behind his wife Sun, sister Amelia (Lia) Puccinelli, brother Sergio Frank, sister Franca Lingren (Ron), sister Ines Brida, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins in Sacramento and Italy. A Mass will be celebrated Friday April 10th at 10:00 a.m. at All Hallows Church, 5501 14th Ave, Sacramento. In lieu of flowers a donation may be made to Missionary of Charity (Mother Theresa's Order) 3971 39th Ave. Sacramento, 95824 or to a charity of your choice. To share a memory of Celso, please visit www.nicoletticuljisherbergerfunerals.com

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Published by The Sacramento Bee on Apr. 5, 2015.

Memories and Condolences
for Celso BRIDA

16 Entries

Margaret Casebeer

January 15, 2016

I lived in Sacramento from '87 until '93. One of my fondest memories is luigis pizza always served by this guy who i never knew. To this day i always talk about the best pizza ever, Luigi's! Sad to see this. :-(

Margaret Casebeer

January 15, 2016

C SANTINI

April 9, 2015

Great man, great memories...Thank you! Always 'The Santini's'.

April 9, 2015

We are 4 generations who will miss you deeply. Thank you Celso for all your kindness. Our condolences to your Family. We will never forget you.
With heavy hearts, the English Family

Candy Z.

April 8, 2015

Celso Brida...One of my favorite friends. I worked for Celso and Frank in the 80's when Luigi's still had a bar. I remember the night's after closing a group of us would take off to Reno. He would always try to teach us to count cards. Good times in the yellow Mazda RX7. RIP good buddy. I love you and will never forget you.

Emma & Carmine Ranieri

April 7, 2015

To Ines, Franca, Lia and Sergio. My heart goes out to all of you on the loss of Celso.
It's been an honor to know the Brida family.

Stella Wilson

April 7, 2015

My deepest condolences to all the Brida family, Sergio, Lia, Franca and Inez. Thoughts and prayers are with you. Stella

Carlos No Thanks

April 7, 2015

Hey Brother 2 pizza's and two stacks of quaters for the kids! Celso you made Luigis a spot where I could take my wife and 7 kids to eat and become happy as a family no matter what happened or went wrong that week or month. Yes the Pizza is like no other! But I imagine it was YOU and the atmosphere you made inside Luigis was ALWAYS ALL LOVE. Were gona Miss you Brother From One Family Man To Another. May God Rest His Soul And Protect His Family.

PC Castonguay

April 6, 2015

Yo, Celso! Five card draw, deuces wild. Don't let those Apostles cheat you out of nuttin. You've got an eternity to teach them the game. Ride on. It's been a pleasure knowing you. Thanks for the cross of Assissi...I wear it.

Lisa Johnson

April 6, 2015

I've been getting the best pizza in town for many years. In grade school, my dad took my family to get that great pizza, and play "trap shoot" - one of our first video games. Now I take my family, and the pizza is still great. Celso was always so very friendly to us all. His personality has never changed. We all hope the pizza parlor remains open. He will be missed.

Rick Sprinkle

April 6, 2015

Such a friendly man.

April 6, 2015

R.I.P.

April 6, 2015

I met Franca Brida at Sacramento State University in 1963. I remember going to the Brida home and meeting Celso and the family. He was energetic, full of life and became such a success in the family business. The family is a beautiful example of Italian immigrants coming to America and giving of their beautiful culture to Sacramento. I am sad for their loss. May God Bless you Celso and all the Brida family. Love, Shelley (Maxwell) Caniglia

Ed Pierini

April 6, 2015

Like so many other native Sacramentans, I have fond memories of Luigi's Pizza going there with my Dad as a young boy when Celso and his older brother worked there under the leadership of their parents. I remember visiting Luigi's several years ago and telling my yesteryear memories to Celso who told me how many people come back and do the same.

Thanks for the memories Celso and may you you rest in eternal peace.

Cruz Martinez family cruz martinez family

April 5, 2015

Condolences to the Brida family. Remembering Celso when me an my brothers and sisters ate there since we were in Donner elementary school until now as senior citizens. Yet Celso looked the same and never aged. We will miss him dearly. Thank you Brida family for sharing such a remarkable Luigis pizza parlor successful owner. Rest in peace friend will miss you. Julian, ruben, jimmy, lupe, sally, victor and late Christina

Renee Keys

April 5, 2015

To Celso's family, Celso was a very good family friend. He treated my brothers and sisters like family. He always asked about us whenever, one of us stopped in for a pie/ sandwich. Celso will be missed as a member of the Keys family that faithfully patronaged Luigi's there will never be another Celso Brida. We love and miss you very much. Give my Big did Lisa a hug for me. You may be absent from this world but bit from our hearts. I love you Celso. I'll miss seeing your smiling face every summer when drive down from Seattle back home to Sac to bring the kids by to see you. R.I.P. dear friend.

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