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PETER POMPONIO Obituary


PETER PAUL POMPONIO, SR. (Age 78)  
Devoted husband and loving father passed away peacefully on January 23,2013 at his home in Rockville, MD. Survivors include wife, Carolyn Cowdin Pomponio; children, Peter Pomponio, Jr. of Port Tobacco, MD, Susan Callery of Warrenton VA, Carol Pomponio and Sharon Pomponio, both of Arlington VA; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind his brother, Louis Pomponio, Jr. of Sterling, VA and sister, Gloria McKeever of Fairfax, VA. He was predeceased by his brother, Paul. A memorial gathering will be held on Tuesday January 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Pumphrey's Funeral Home, Rockville, MD. A Mass of Celebration will be held on January 30, 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, 100 North Charles Street, Suite 234, Baltimore, MD 21201.

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Published by The Washington Post from Jan. 28 to Jan. 29, 2013.

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Christian, Maureen & Eileen de Verteuil/Lippincott

February 7, 2013

Dear Susan,

Please accept our deepest sympathy on the passing of your Dad. Obviously, we did not know him, but he sure sounds like he was a wonderful person, and we are sure will be really missed.

Karen Reyna

February 3, 2013

Dear Susan,
I'm sorry to hear of the lost of your father. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Kathi Lally-Gross

January 28, 2013

Dear Susan,
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your father. Reading the obituary, he sounds like a wonderful family man and an amazing piller of the community, literally building it up. I am sorry also to hear of the long goodbye you all endured. My prayers are with you.

Karie & Dan Daegele

January 27, 2013

Our deepest sympathies are with the entire family.

Karie & Dan Daegele

January 27, 2013

Our deepest sympathies to the entire family.

Marylou Bertoncini

January 27, 2013

Our prayers are with the whole family.

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Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Homes Inc. - Rockville

300 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, MD 20850

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