Thomas John and Christine Ann DiPietro

1956 - 2016

Thomas John & Christine Ann DiPietro

Thomas John DiPietro and Christine Ann DiPietro, both 59, passed away in their home on March 22, 2016. Tom was born in Manhattan, NY on June 23, 1956 to Thomas Paul DiPietro and Jean Elizabeth DiPietro. Chris was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on May 13, 1956 to Walter Edgar Evans and Imelda Mary Evans.

Tom and Chris are survived by their three children Thomas, Daniel, and Nicole, their in-laws Laura, Jon-Matthew and Meika, as well as their five grandchildren Dylan, Rowan, Vera, Carson, and Kyan. Tom is survived by his mother, his father, and his siblings Eugene, James, Debbie, Glenn, Caroline, Anthony, and Patricia. His brother Dean passed away in 2013. Chris is survived by her mother and her siblings Ron, Patricia, Elaine, Kenny, Betty, David, Dan, Nancy, Jim, Janet, Karen, and Rich. Her father passed away in 2010. Tom and Chris grew up in Wappingers Falls, NY and were high school sweethearts. When Chris's family moved to Colorado Springs in 1973 she saved money and bought a flight back to New York to be with Tom. They married on April 3, 1975 in the town of Fishkill, NY and their love was forever vibrant and inspirational. Tom worked as a manager at IBM for 29 years. After leaving IBM he ran his own landscaping business for a few years before starting work at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. He was a volunteer fireman at the Underhill Jericho Fire Department from 2008-2013. Chris worked in sales at State Farm Insurance for nearly 41 years. Every Christmas she sang in the St. Thomas Catholic Church choir in Underhill, VT. Tom and Chris were active people who loved the outdoors. They biked, hiked, camped, fished, swam, and hunted. They were active members of their community in many ways. Of the many community activities, they will be most remembered for the time they spent with the Vermont Leashed Tracking Dog service. Tom and Chris trained dogs to help hunters recover wounded animals. They began volunteering their time for this service in 2000. They worked with their dogs Musket (who passed away in 2014), Addie, Scout, and Filly and helped hundreds of hunters. Their three beloved dogs also passed away on March 22, 2016. Tom and Chris did everything together. They loved their grandchildren and spent many hours with them at the pool, in the woods and riding bikes. They had more energy to run and play with their grandchildren than most young adults and will be dearly missed.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday March 31, 2016 at 1:00om at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rte. 15, Essex Center. A wake will be on Wednesday March 30, 2016 from 3:00-6:00pm at Corbin & Palmer Funeral Home, 9 Pleasant St., Essex Jct., VT. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the United Blood Trackers by mailing it to 1584 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023 and the Underhill Jericho Fire Department by mailing it to the UJFD, PO Box 150, Underhill, VT 05489. The family would like to thank the community for all of their support and love.