Diane M. Zielonka

Diane was diagnosed with her illness on the day before my wedding in September, 1994. It was a miserable rainy Friday afternoon, while all my wedding guests were in transit to Boston, she learned of her diagnosis in response to a few relatively minor ailments she had been experiencing for quite some time. I will never forget my mother inquiring "where's Diane" during the receiving line at my reception and then wondering throughout our honeymoon, why I did not hear from her before our wedding....

The first time I saw Diane, I was working part time at a beautiful horse dressage farm, Riverfront Farm in Concord, MA. She walked in the barn with her white horse named Maverick. True to his name, Maverick was a horse of a somewhat troubled past, fearful, jumpy, transferred from another barn to be trained in the fine art of dressage which is the guiding of a horse through a series of complex maneuvers by slight movements of the rider's hands, legs, and weight. Diane was true and loyal to...

i work at citizens bank and i knew diane she was a wonderful person. i am so sorry to here of her passing away. i will pray for her. god bless diane and her family

I'll miss you forever Di! Love & Laughs forever... Cath

I had the great pleasure of working along side Diane as a business partner. On a sales call the owner of the business came out to greet her with a hug that lifted her off her feet.That jesture spoke volumes to me about how she lived her life.She was a great leader by example. God rest her soul.

I only knew Diane a very short time but felt that I had know her forever. She always care about others in way that stayed with you. Wondering if you were doing OK even when you can tell she was feeling poorly. I have never known anyone who was so committed to her role as she was. She was truly an inspiration. I can honestly say I feel very fortunate to have met her and will remember her forever.

I had the pleasure of working with Diane several years ago. Diane had a great sense of humor and was just an overall nice and gunuine person. She used to tease me about not liking many fruits, in particular, oranges. For Christmas one year, Diane bought me a Cadbury chocolate flavored orange. I'm not sure why it stuck me as so funny and flattered me at the same time; I guess it was just her way of knowing people and the way she made you feel special.
My sincere condolences to Diane's...

My sincere condolences to Diane's family and friends. Diane was my banker at Citizens ...her kindness, sincerity and intelligent are only a few of the many compliments I could pay this wonderful person. Her bravery regarding her cancer is still astounding to me. I had my own medical challenges over the past few years and she displayed such empathy...even during her own struggle with cancer she sent cards and called to inquire about my condition. I will miss her very much

Let me tell you something about the way Diane treated her borrowers. She was fair, reasonable, balanced and evenhanded. And to say this about a banker is a rare compliment.