Lisa DeVito

Lisa C DeVito
May 24 1957 - Jan 1, 2022
In the year of the iconic 57' Chevy and the world changing Sputnik, Lisa's mother, Swiss Lydia, and her father, Sicilian Joe who loved family and kids, brought Lisa into the world, to outshine all other worldly events. She was the 3rd child in the family of 6 kids, preceded by her older sister Michele and brother Leo, and to be followed by future additions in the form of Brian, Gina and Joey.

Michele and Leo set the stage for party time in the growing family, and in Lisa's youngest years she joined happily in as a toddler to her siblings party time playing crazy records on the family Victrola player, with many 40's era, 78 rpm record swing songs, and one in particular, that was played over and over "Buckle Down Winsocki". But alas Lisa was to take all their lives in a new direction when she discovered a small tack hammer. The enthused toddler, then beating her way over to the Victrola, unknowingly smashed the Victrola and record in a million pieces, thus ending an Era.
Lisa continued the party spirit into the future, with her catchy playfulness and childhood joy in life, making many friends over the years, and being inseparable from Carol Ziegler and Susan Moitoza, the three so often entranced in laughter. In the words of her closest friends, "Lisa was strong willed, very smart and very loving."
In her high school years, she discovered what joy having a 35 mm camera in your hands could bring. She was very protective of her younger siblings, and shared her music with her brother Joey, showing him how to blast records on a turntable to keep the house bopping along. Marriage came in the years that followed with much fulfillment in her life in the form of her children Vincent and Jeannine. She had the good fortune to be a full-time mom and play out her loving and caring instincts. She extended this to include day care for friends and family. She was active in St. Dunstan Church school in Millbrae CA and found special delight with the kids on Cupcake Day. As her children got older, she entered the work world to apply her conscientious traits and attention to detail and worked for a US Customs Broker in San Francisco. After a few years in the industry, she earned her License as a US Customhouse Broker, specializing in FDA Regulations. She became somewhat of a national expert over the course of what was to become 35 years in the industry.
Life deals a lot of cards, and changes occurred, and in the late 90's Lisa's deck was completely reshuffled with the tragic auto accident death of her daughter. Lisa struggled with her loss, but her core qualities of determination and optimism kept her going. With the support from her spouse Deborah Davis, family and loving friends she was able to see better days unfold. She gave back in her caring and sensitive way to others facing life's challenges. She helped many a friend who was down or troubled, as well as charitable causes to help others grow into better times. This included in the mid 2000's, when she took a year off from work to help her father who was battling emphysema.
She loved going on a long road trip, camping, fishing, rafting, and reading a good book, amongst other things. She even spent a few times at the firing range, where she was described as a crack shot.
In her final year she battled cancer, never giving up hope, with an almost defiance on her side of the battle.
Her family of note includes her children Vince Dvorak, Jeannine Dvorak (deceased), wife Deborah Davis, granddaughter Taylor Majors, siblings Michele DeVito (deceased), Leo DeVito (Joy), Brian DeVito (deceased), Gina Webster (Jimmy), and Joey DeVito (Christina), nieces and nephews including Michele Philip, Andre DeVito, Lauren Bryant, Brian Webster, Jessica DeVito, Amanda DeVito, Ian DeVito, Yvette DeVito, and numerous first and second cousins.
A ceremony will be planned in her honor ………. (details unknown at present).