VERDONE, Primo John

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, Arizona Published Saturday, September 4, 2010 Aug. 28, 1986 – Aug. 29, 2010 Primo John Verdone was born in Bellflower, Calif., Aug. 28, 1986. He attended part of his elementary years in Lake Arrowhead, Calif. He then moved to Lake Havasu City with his family where he continued through middle school and graduated from Lake Havasu High School in 2004. Throughout Primo’s teen years, he participated in the Fire Explorers Program in Desert Hills. Upon graduating high school, he moved to California where he obtained his EMT certification and completed the Glendale Arroyo Seco Fire Academy. Primo enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2008. Primo was assigned to Battalion 17 Desert Warfare Division Navy Seabees. He had been anxiously awaiting training for deployment to Afghanistan. Outside of working hard and his dedication of service to his country, Primo enjoyed spending time with family and friends, boating, off-roading, riding his motorcycles and being active. Primo is survived by his father, Theodore J. Verdone; mother, Deanna Archie and her husband Joe; sisters, Lauren Nicole Verdone, of Carlsbad, Calif., and Avalon Eve Verdone, of Lake Havasu City; step-brother, Tyson Archie (Marissa), of Windsor, Colo.; step-sister, Amber Zowada (Brian), of Cheyenne, Wyo.; grandparents, John and Audrey Verdone, of Grass Valley, Calif., Darlene Lemmon, of Lakewood, Calif., and Duane and Louise Dufault, of Mount Shasta, Calif.; Uncle Andy Verdone (Shannon), of Huntington Beach, Calif., Aunt Allison Miller (Robert), of Huntington Beach, Calif., Aunt Cindy (Howard), of Lakewood, Calif., Aunt Teri, of Lakewood, Calif., Aunt Sue Fortino (Paul), of Fort Montgomery, N.Y., Aunt Denise Dufault, of Anderson, Calif., Aunt Darla Richards, of Lake Havasu City; Gary Kincaid, greatest friend and mentor of Lake Havasu City; and cousins. Funeral services will be Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor Chad Garrison will offer words of comfort and inspiration. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Primo Verdone Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo Bank. Thoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. Arrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and Crematory.
Posted by mhenderson on September 09, 2010

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