Rene CARRERA

1938 - 2021

CARRERA, Rene`Dagoberto (1938-2021) Beloved father, grandfather, godfather, cousin, friend and fellow worshiper, 82, of Tampa, FL, passed away on March 8, 2021 of natural causes. He was born and raised in Tampa, Florida and was a student in the Hillsborough County School System, graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School and attending the University of Tampa from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1961. He was elected and served as President of Theta Chi Fraternity. He also attended graduate school at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He was a devout Catholic and member of the Church of Christ our King in Tampa. Following his graduation from college, he went overseas to Europe to travel and teach at the Manheim American School in Manheim, Germany for the United States Department of Defense. It was the first trip of a life-long love of traveling that took him to almost every corner of the world. He had more than a three-decade career in teaching, consulting and banking as a Vice President in New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Baltimore, MD, Richmond, VA, Detroit, MI and Tampa, FL. He was preceded in death by his parents, Augustine and Sylvia Carrera; and his brother, Gus Carrera. He is survived by his three children, David (Jacqueline) Carrera of Santa Barbara, California, Dana Gigliotti of Crofton, Maryland, and Stephen Carrera of Baltimore, Maryland; and ten grandchildren, Brandon Carrera of Baltimore, MD, Nicholas Carrera of Santa Monica, CA, Landry Carrera of Santa Barbara, CA, Matthew Gigliotti of Baltimore, MD, Katelyn Gigliotti of Tampa, FL, Allison Gigliotti and Benjamin Gigliotti of Crofton, MD, Brent Carrera, Kate Carrera and Brooks Carrera of Baltimore, MD all of whom knew him affectionately as "Pop Pop". He will be forever remembered as a kind and exceptionally generous man who loved his family and friends and had a life-long appreciation for tennis, skiing, theater, and a love of fine food. He possessed a hidden talent of a true visual artist and was awarded numerous commendations for superior penmanship throughout his life. He was an avid reader and his unending intellectual curiosity was evident throughout his life. The family will hold a Memorial Service and Celebration of Life to follow in Tampa in the Fall of 2021.