Cristiane Ronconi Asiano

Cristiane Ronconi Asiano 1960 to 2023

She was a rare combination of intelligence and beauty with determination and enthusiastic energy. She was born on a farm in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Her father, Wilson Nunes de Macedo, and her mother, Zelia Roncon, raised the family, risking everything to defy the military regime and help bring about democracy. Cristiane's mother was beautiful with enough Italian ancestry for Cristiane to get an Italian passport. Cristiane won academic awards and graduated from the Catholic University in Campinas, Brazil. After suffering a near-fatal motorcycle crash that left her disabled for the rest of her life, she traveled the world, ending up in San Diego. Her parents both died in their 50s and never saw their lovely granddaughter, Dana, born and raised in San Diego. She was a vegetarian for over 30 years and raised her daughter as one. Cristiane is survived by her sisters, Zelinda, Zeliane, and Rosana, and by her brothers, Fernando and Daniel, as well as by her husband, Philip, and daughter, Dana. She lived for many years in an apartment on Pacific Beach's boardwalk where she became a naturalized U.S. citizen. In 2002, she met the love of her life, Philip Asiano, marrying him in March 2004 and sharing their Golden Hill home until the end. Diagnosed with glioblastoma, she survived 26 months, a year longer than most with this terrible brain cancer.

Cristiane earned her associate degree at City College and a second college degree at National University. She got her real estate agent's license and notary license. She was fluent in English, Portuguese, Italian and Spanish. She loved traveling with her husband, the last three trips being Kauai, Brazil, and Italy, the last two after her diagnosis. Cristiane loved meeting new people from all over the world and became an Airbnb Superhost. She also loved gardening and volunteering for Comicon and the House of Italy.

Cristiane's life was celebrated with a big party with 56 attending, all treated to live jazz and vegetarian food.

In lieu of flowers and to honor her memory, please donate to her favorite charities or to your own choice:

House of Italy

https://www.houseofitalysandiego.org/

The World Beat Center

https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/donate-2/

Alliance for African Assistance

https://www.alliance-for-africa.org/

Or fight Glioblastoma by donating to Glioblastoma research as follows:

https://giveto.ucsd.edu/giving/home/add-gift

Search for "Piccioni," then select "Brain Cancer Research." Dr. Piccioni was Cristiane's doctor through this ordeal and one of the principal researchers in the world searching for a Glioblastoma cure.