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August Oddo

Torrance, California

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Oddo, August August 5, 1916 - September 25, 2011August Oddo (1916-2011) Born in Cheneyville, Louisiana, the youngest of eleven children, he moved to the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles in the late 20's. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1933 and went into the Navy during WW II serving...

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Dearest Oddo family,
On behalf of the choir at St. Bede the Venerable Church, we extend our sincere and deepest sympathy at the passing of Gus. He sat with us each Sunday at the 9am mass (a choir groupie!), and his smile and warm handshake was a welcome sight. He corrected me once when I called him "Mr. Oddo" - he said "Oh call me Gus!". As a proud veteran of WWII, we plied him with questions about his service on the USS Fulton. One Sunday he brought a photo book crammed full of his...

Dear Nadine and Anthony, and family, I am sending you my deepest sympathy on the death of your Dad, our uncle Gus. He was the life of the family and my connection to my Grandpa Joe and Grandma Oddo. He always made me laugh when he told us the stories of his boyhood and hiding from them! In the days to come, your consolation will come from your memories of him and his face in your kids! Love, Franny