Edward F. "Skip" Dinon

Dinon, Edward F. "Skip" CLIFTON PARK Edward F. "Skip" Dinon of Clifton Park, died peacefully Sunday, March 28, 2021, at Evergreen Commons Nursing Home. Born in Troy, he was the son of the late Francis E. and Elizabeth K. (Rexford) Dinon. He was the husband of the late Doris (Hansbury) Dinon. Mr. Dinon is survived by his daughter, Linda (Dinon) Grimes (Thomas) of Clifton Park and Diane Church Mcrae (estranged). He is also survived by his grandchildren, Matthew Dinon (Reannon), Elizabeth Grimes Mayer (James), David Grimes (Sarah), and Nicole Tenpenney; and great-grandchildren, Zach Dinon, Abbi Tenpenney, Mariah Hathaway and Gage Hathaway. He is also survived by his beloved niece, Betty Szmyr, in addition to several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his siblings, Elizabeth Alaskey, William Dinon, Joseph Dinon, Doris Dwyer, Francis Dinon and Alice Dinon. Skip worked at Ford Motor Company in Green Island for 40 years until the plant shut down in 1988. Throughout that time, he worked as a press operator for six years, a lift truck operator for twelve 12 years, and tool die and crib rep for 22 years. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Troy and was very active in the church's activities. When he moved to Clifton Park, he then became a communicant of St. Edward's Church in Clifton Park. He was also a member of the Waterford-Halfmoon Senior Citizen Center, where he enjoyed playing cards three times a week with his friends. He loved playing cards, bowling, fishing and watching old country and western movies. He would take long drives with his sister and niece every Tuesday to enjoy looking at the countryside. In earlier years, Skip would open up the bowling alley at St. Joseph's on Sunday afternoons so the kids could come and bowl and enjoy themselves. Burial services will be held in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Troy on April 24, at 8:45 a.m. Relatives and friends are welcome.