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Joseph Cigliano Obituary

CIGLIANO, Joseph M. Economist, (60) Joseph M. Cigliano of West Hills died Wednesday, June 18 at his home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Naples, Italy in 1947, and moved to Lowell, MA in 1955. In 1969, he moved to San Francisco where he pursued a Ph.D. in economics at U.C. Berkeley. Joseph was an economist at several prestigious firms in the aerospace, electronics and specialty metals industries in New York City and Southern California. Joseph was a music aficionado and also enjoyed photography and gardening. He is survived by his wife Louise Lepley of West Hills; father, Corrado; siblings Flavia, Anthony and Sophia, and several nieces, all of Massachusetts. Joseph was a devoted parishioner at the Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels where he actively supported and assisted with the development of various musical programs. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, June 23, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. Donations in his memory may be made to the Cathedral Choir Fund: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 West Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Please visit our online guest book at www.callanancares.com Callanan Mortuary Directors (323) 462-2266

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Published by Los Angeles Times on Jun. 22, 2008.

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Lynne Hall

June 27, 2008

Tony, Sophia and Flavia,

My Family and I are are sorry for your loss.

Lynne (Richardson) Hall

David & Naomi Sullivan Callender

June 26, 2008

Dear Sophia, Brian & Family:
We are so sorry for your loss. We will keep you in our prayers.

dave scalia

June 23, 2008

Tony, we are thinking about you and your family during this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Dave, Charlene, David and Michael Scalia.

Jeff L.

June 22, 2008

Joe was a wonderful guy, and a true lover of music. I will miss our listening to his great baroque selections!

Laura (Renaud) Pelletier & Family

June 22, 2008

We are so sorry for your loss. Please accept our deepest sympathy.

Fr. Nick & Patricia (Chakmakas) Petropoulakos

June 22, 2008

Dear Flavia,

We were both saddened to hear of the passing of your dear brother. May God grant you solace in many good and loving memories. We are thinking of you and Bill at this time.

Candy Costa Lynch

June 22, 2008

Dear Flavia and Family, I was saddened to read of Joe's passing. I have great memories of him as we walked down Dingwell St. after taking the bus home from Lowell High. My condolences to all of you.

Fred Santos

June 22, 2008

We were so sorry to hear of your loss. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help at this time.

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