Dianne and Mark Thorley

Dianne Marie Cole, age 63, was born November 19, 1955 in Medford, MA. Dianne was an honor graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1974 in Stoneham, MA. Dianne was last employed as a Partylite Consultant. She had a deep love of animals and cherished all the dogs and cats she and Mark adopted throughout their marriage. Dianne loved celebrating holidays with family and friends alike especially Christmas, which was her most favorite holiday. She was an avid sports fan and loved following all the Boston “Beantown” sports teams – particularly the Patriots. Dianne is survived by her brother, Arthur DiGiovanni and his husband, Craig Scheinfeld of Long Beach, CA and her cousin, Jennifer Arena of Stoneham, MA. She is preceded in death by her father, Jerome A. DiGiovanni and her mother, Anna M. Arena DiGiovanni of Stoneham, MA. She was the beloved niece of the late Ursula Arena of Wakefield, MA and the late Frank and Teresa Arena of Stoneham, MA. Dianne also leaves behind many cherished friends from Texas, where she resided for many years along with Massachusetts, where she always called “home” no matter where she lived.

Mark Edward Thorley, age 56, was born September 11, 1962 in Stoneham, MA. Mark graduated from Stoneham High School class of 1980 and graduated from Tech School in the US Air Force. He worked for American Airlines, where he was a flight simulator technician, a skill he learned while proudly serving his county in the US Air Force. He loved sports (especially his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers and his hometown Boston Teams), and was a serious "motor-head" loving American muscle cars, of which he owned and cherished several. A lover of animals, he owned many a dog and cat (his legacy from his mom), and cared for them with compassion. His sense of humor was well-known, especially Monty Python routines he would recite word-for-word with his brothers.

Mark is survived by his brothers, Douglas Thorley and his wife Beth of Colfax, CA, Stephen Thorley and his wife Gayle of Syracuse, NY, sister, Susan Thorley-Hess and her husband Wayne of Londonderry, NH, sister, Diana Farley and her husband, John of Barre, MA and brother, David Thorley and his wife, Tresa of Lucerne, CA and sister-in-law, Teresa Thorley of Alexander, NY; nieces, Michaela Thorley of NY, Lauren Hess-Kinghorn of NH, Emma Lenski of MA, Lauren Miller-Neuman of CA and Erica Miller-Neuman of Sweden; nephews, Alan Thorley of TX, Josh Thorley of CA, Luke Thorley of CA, John Farley of NY and Ben Farley of MA and many cousins. He is preceded in death by his father, David Lee Thorley; mother, Gloria Hope Maxwell Thorley and brother, Alan D. Thorley.

Memorial Service will be held at 7 pm, Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel, 6001 Rufe Snow Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76148. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Watauga Animal Shelter.