Frank Di Sesa Jr., 81, of Vero Beach, passed away on Jan. 26, 2014.
Di Sesa is survived by his wife of 55 years, Peggy; sons, Craig (Heather), and Christopher; daughters Dawn Bottomley (David), Jennifer, and Libby; grandchildren Vincent Bottomley, Meghan, Ian, and Colin Di Sesa.
He was predeceased by his son-in-law Micheal McNulty-Di Sesa.
Di Sesa was born on July 9, 1932, in Stamford, Conn., to Marjorie and Connecticut’s Assistant Attorney General, Frank Di Sesa, Sr. After graduating from the King School, he attended Dartmouth College and went on to serve in the Army Counter Intelligence Corps stationed in Germany. Upon his return to the United States after traveling the world, Di Sesa had several options for a career.
He followed his passion for art & design and graduated from the University of Bridgeport School of Engineering in Industrial Design. He began his career as an industrial designer at Union Carbide in New York City, N.Y.
Along the way he obtained many patents for his designs, working for companies such as Cosco, and Warwick & Sunbeam. He retired as the Vice President of Research & Development at Tucker Housewares in Leominster, Mass.
Di Sesa was a renaissance man who played piano, painted and sculpted in his free time, creating beautiful pieces of artwork that live on today and hold very special meaning to his family.
He was a true patriarch. His unconditional love and sage advice will be greatly missed.
A Celebration of Life will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, at Strunk Funeral Home in Vero Beach.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be he at 1:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach.
Memorial donations may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
