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Obituary for Lillian "Lilly" Gigante

Lillian Diana "Lily" Gigante GIGANTE, LILLIAN DIANA "LILY," 93, of Louisville, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Treyton Oak Towers.
Born in Cambridge, MA, Lillian was a graduate of Cambridge High and Latin School. She lived for many years in Arlington, MA, before retiring with her husband to Cape Cod. They moved to Louisville in 2001 to be close to their daughter, a professor at the University of Louisville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Virginio and Maria Costa; brothers, John and Jesse; and her devoted husband, Anthony Dominic Gigante.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Linda Maria Gigante of Louisville; cousins, Inez, Alvira, and Dorothy Souza of Cambridge, MA; goddaughter, Deanna Susi of Middletown, DE; as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.
Lillian was a devout Catholic and a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church. She was an avid supporter of the arts and of higher education, endowing two scholarships, one for overseas study at Wheaton College in Massachusetts, her daughter's alma mater; and the other in Jazz Studies at U of L's School of Music, in memory of her husband.
She will be remembered as a woman with grace, wit and a loving heart.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 1960 Bardstown Rd, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Rd., Louisville, KY 40205.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hosparus of Louisville. www.hosparus.org

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