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COL Arthur Angelo “Art” Casiraghi

Birth
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Death
6 Aug 2017 (aged 91)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Arthur A. "Art" WWII veteran, Col. Arthur (Art) A. Casiraghi, USAR, age 91, passed peacefully from this life into the next on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at his home in Houston, TX. He was born Arthur Angelo (Sonny) Casiraghi on May 30, 1926 in Austin, TX to parents, Arturo and Louisa Casiraghi, owners of Casiraghi's Fine Italian Restaurant, who preceded him in death.

Left to appreciate and treasure his memory are his wife of 67 years, Jane McNamara Casiraghi, his children, Sarah Ferrell (Andy), David Casiraghi (Eileen), Sandy Casiraghi, Ann Casiraghi (Paul Curran) and Margret Casiraghi, seven grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren, his sister, Joy Besetsny (Clifford), the entire Besetsny/Preece Family and the entire McNamara/Seeger Family.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Cathedral in Austin, TX on Saturday, September 2nd. Mass will be followed by a lunch reception in the St. Mary's Cathedral Parish Hall. Burial Services with Military Honors will take place at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery (also on September 2nd) at 3:00 PM.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Arturo & Louisa Casiraghi Endowment at St. Mary's Cathedral School in Austin, TX. Another option for memorial contributions is Camp Hope, Houston Chapter whose mission is to provide hope and healing for the unseen wounds of war. You can give online at www.ptsdusa.org or send by mail to PTSD Foundation of America, PO Box 690748 Houston, TX 77269. Full obituary can be viewed at http://www.cyfairfunerals.com/tributes/Arthur-Casiraghi.

Published in Austin American-Statesman on Aug. 31, 2017
Arthur A. "Art" WWII veteran, Col. Arthur (Art) A. Casiraghi, USAR, age 91, passed peacefully from this life into the next on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at his home in Houston, TX. He was born Arthur Angelo (Sonny) Casiraghi on May 30, 1926 in Austin, TX to parents, Arturo and Louisa Casiraghi, owners of Casiraghi's Fine Italian Restaurant, who preceded him in death.

Left to appreciate and treasure his memory are his wife of 67 years, Jane McNamara Casiraghi, his children, Sarah Ferrell (Andy), David Casiraghi (Eileen), Sandy Casiraghi, Ann Casiraghi (Paul Curran) and Margret Casiraghi, seven grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren, his sister, Joy Besetsny (Clifford), the entire Besetsny/Preece Family and the entire McNamara/Seeger Family.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Cathedral in Austin, TX on Saturday, September 2nd. Mass will be followed by a lunch reception in the St. Mary's Cathedral Parish Hall. Burial Services with Military Honors will take place at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery (also on September 2nd) at 3:00 PM.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Arturo & Louisa Casiraghi Endowment at St. Mary's Cathedral School in Austin, TX. Another option for memorial contributions is Camp Hope, Houston Chapter whose mission is to provide hope and healing for the unseen wounds of war. You can give online at www.ptsdusa.org or send by mail to PTSD Foundation of America, PO Box 690748 Houston, TX 77269. Full obituary can be viewed at http://www.cyfairfunerals.com/tributes/Arthur-Casiraghi.

Published in Austin American-Statesman on Aug. 31, 2017


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