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Aladino Duke Obituary

DUKE ALADINO DUKE (Age 93) On March 14, 2009 at the Greenspring Village Retirement Community in Springfield, VA. Aladino was the beloved of husband of the late Marion Duke and Edythe Duke; adored father of Irene (Richard) Putnal; grandfather of Audrey Scott and Diana (Mike) Wood; great-grandfather of Jennifer and Jessica Scott; and brother of Nicoletta Sebastiano and Albertina Calandra. Aladino proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II, and worked diligently for the Corps of Engineers until his retirement. Friends will be received on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Demaine Funeral Home, 5308 Backlick Rd, Springfield, VA 22151. Services and interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Aladino's memory to the Aladino Duke Scholarship Fund at Syracuse University.

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Published by The Washington Post on Mar. 16, 2009.

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Mike Wood

March 10, 2022

We miss you, Al.

Irene and Dick Putnal

March 21, 2009

We will miss you dad. Thank you for all you did and the many things you taught us. You are now at peace and in the loving hands of our Lord and Savior. You are with my mother and your loving family who preceded you in death. We love you!

Christopher Nogaro

March 20, 2009

Dear Duke Family:

On behalf of my family, I send my sincere sympathy on Aladino's passing. Our families (Cianciosi, Riccione) came from the same town in Italy--Furci--and have been friends for over 80 years. I am very close with Nicoletta Sebastiano so I have admired and loved the Duke family for years. And their remarkable longevity is amazing.

May Aladino rest in peace.

Regards,

Audrey Scott

March 18, 2009

Thank you for all you gave and for the legacy you leave behind. I am so thankful for all the memories of you and our time together. You added so much to my life. I will see you again someday. I love you and miss you, Grandpa!

Audrey Scott

March 18, 2009

Thank you for all you gave and for the legacy you leave behind. I am so thankful for all the wonderful memories of our times together, memories I will always cherish. You were a man of great accomplishment, but most of all you were a man of God. I miss you so much, but I know that someday I will see you again. I love you!

Diana Wood

March 16, 2009

Will miss you, Grandpa.

Love you lots!

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