Sam Guadagnino

Sam R Guadagnino, 85 passed away peacefully on Sunday surrounded by his family. Born on June 5th, 1925 in Rochester, New York, he moved his family to Southern California in 1957 to escape the snow and enjoy the sunshine. He was a World War II veteran having served in Europe as a Field Engineer. Upon returning from the war, he married his childhood sweetheart and wife of 65 years, JoAnn. She survives him along with their 4 children, Philip (Cathy), Lynn(Patrick), Lori(Hassan) and lisa (Joe); 8 grandchildren, Tom(Shari), Joe (Jillian), Chris (Kim), Melissa (Ron), Austen, Haley, Patrick, Nicolas, Reagan. Also 3 great grandchildren, Lily, Charlie and Alex in addition to many loving nieces and nephews. Sam was a former member of the Italian Catholic Federation and enjoyed traveling, boating, and spending time with his family and friends. He will be greatly missed. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 24th, 2011 from 5-7 p.m. at Lambert Funeral Home Chapel, 400 Douglas Blvd, Roseville,CA. Graveside services with Military Honors will be held on Friday, March 25th at 1;00 P.M. at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 7101 Verner Ave, Sacramento,California. A reception will follow the services.