Babboni, Deno Alfred

Born July 1, 1920 in Vineland, NJ, Deno passed away on 
April 13 in Seattle. A WWII Veteran, flying forty missions as 
an aircrew member of a B-26 bomber in N. Africa and 
Italy. He came home to resume his profession as a 
Brickmason in New Jersey, Missouri and finally Seattle. In 
Seattle he became a Masonry Forman for Henson Masonry 
and for more than forty years helped build dozens of 
major construction projects around the Puget Sound area, 
as well as Alaska, Oregon and Montana. After retiring with 
a Fifty Year Gold Card from the Brickmasons Union, Local 
1, in 1985, he enjoyed traveling, golf and spending time 
with his family. He is survived by his wife Doris, his son 
Dane and grandsons Adam and Jed. There will be a private 
family celebration of his life at a later date.

Published in The Seattle Times on April 17, 2010