John Batista Damonte's Obituary
John Damonte was the loving husband of Cleone Damonte and father of Andrew, deceased in 2007. John leaves his brother Henry “Ed”, sister-in-law Bobbi Damonte, plus three Freeman sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law, several nieces and nephews, and cousins in Italy.Born and raised in San Francisco, John attended Balboa High School. He earned a BS and MS degree in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley and a Professional Engineers License from the State of California.He worked for the Dalmo Victor Co. for 16 years as a Research Engineer, As-sistant Director of Research and Manager of Microwave Engineering. After 26 years he retired from Lockheed Space Systems Division as Manager of Antenna and Microwave Engineering.As a volunteer for the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) he served on various boards and committees. He was elected to the grade of Yellow.Longtime a member of the San Mateo Elks Lodge No. 1112 he served as the Exalted Ruler, Bay Area Dis-trict Leader and on CHEA Board of Trustees.John became a Big Sir of Branch #1 and also served as Bulletin Editor and on several committees. He was also a member of the Peninsula Italian American Social Club.John was a wonderful person and friend and will be truly missed.Please join us for a Visitation Service at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, May 31,2016 at the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1040 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002) and a 6:00 PM Vigil Service to follow.There will be a Burial Service on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Skylawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park (100 Lifemark Rd, San Mateo, CA 94062 – Hwy 92 at Skyline Blvd). Reception to immedi-ately follow.
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