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The Downey Eagle
October 30, 1998 Volume 6 Number 36

Episcopal services for Jim D'Alessandro
CANYON LAKE-Services were held Saturday, Oct. 17, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Sun City 
for Jim D'Alessandro, a former longtime Downey resident who died Oct. 12. 
He was born and raised in East Hartford, Connecticut, and served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. 
He convinced his parents to move to California in 1949, where he met his wife, Vivianne. The couple 
settled in Downey, where he served as a salesman for Sunshine Biscuits for 18 years, then became a 
real estate broker. 
They raised three children, John, David and Debra. He was involved in Indian Guides and Scouting, 
and never missed a father-daughter banquet. 
He was a member of the Board of Realtors and the Optimist Club, and was active in St. Mark's Episcopal 
Church of Downey, where he served as a warden and a member of the choir. He was involved in many 
of the church's theatrical productions. 
He learned of Canyon Lake through a newspaper ad in 1970, and bought a lot there. The family spent 
part of its time camping there until 1975, when they bought a home in the Fairway Estates for a weekend 
retreat. They moved there after his retirement. 
He joined the Home Owners Club, the Choraleers, the Tuesday Work Group, the Emergency Preparedness 
Committee, the Men's Golf Club, the Twirlers, the Friends of the Library, and the Travel Club. He also 
served on various POA committees. 
Survivors include his wife, Vivianne; his children, John, David and Debra; 17 nieces and nephews; and 
brothers Fred and Frank. Loving friends and relatives include Jane D'Alessandro, Johnnie D'Alessandro, 
Peggy Miller, Evelyn Dunis and Linda Dunis-Forrester. 
He was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph; brother-in-law John Dunis; and sister-in-law Helen 
D'Alessandro. 
Memorial contributions may be made to the Tuesday Work Group c/o Richard Wright, 30477 Early 
Round, or to Friends of the Library, 23066-14 Canyon Lake Drive South.