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Diana Fidone-Griggs '93 February 21, 2011 9:15 AM
Published in (San Antonio) Express-News on February 20, 2011
Diana Fidone-Griggs, age 61, of Helotes, TX, passed away on February 14, 2011. She is survived by her loving husband Lloyd Griggs, daughters Angela Sparks and Andraya Bason, her parents Louis & Donna Fidone, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, brothers Jerry Fidone, David Fidone and James Fidone and sister Joann Schwindt of Tescott, Kansas. Diana moved to San Antonio from Council Bluffs in 1972.
She worked as a medical technologist prior to entering teaching at Northside ISD. While teaching, Diana earned her masters degree at Southwest Texas State University and later received her doctorate in education from Texas A&M University. After teaching high school for many years, Diana went into administration at Edgewood ISD and then returned to NISD as director of vocational education. After retiring from NISD, Diana became a real estate agent and an adjunct professor at UTSA in the department of education. Diana was a Eucharistic minister at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Helotes.
After her episode with cancer in 2006 and her subsequent recovery through a holistic treatment program, Diana was so grateful for God's divine mercy that she wrote a book entitled Whispers and Roses - A Journal of Healing from Cancer. Diana will remain in the hearts of the many lives she touched with her giving and spirited nature.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 13717 Riggs Road, Helotes, TX at 7:00 PM on Thursday March 3rd, 2011. In lieu of flowers, please visit www.whispersandroses.com for donation suggestions.
Diana Fidone-Griggs, age 61, of Helotes, TX, passed away on February 14, 2011. She is survived by her loving husband Lloyd Griggs, daughters Angela Sparks and Andraya Bason, her parents Louis & Donna Fidone, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, brothers Jerry Fidone, David Fidone and James Fidone and sister Joann Schwindt of Tescott, Kansas. Diana moved to San Antonio from Council Bluffs in 1972.
She worked as a medical technologist prior to entering teaching at Northside ISD. While teaching, Diana earned her masters degree at Southwest Texas State University and later received her doctorate in education from Texas A&M University. After teaching high school for many years, Diana went into administration at Edgewood ISD and then returned to NISD as director of vocational education. After retiring from NISD, Diana became a real estate agent and an adjunct professor at UTSA in the department of education. Diana was a Eucharistic minister at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Helotes.
After her episode with cancer in 2006 and her subsequent recovery through a holistic treatment program, Diana was so grateful for God's divine mercy that she wrote a book entitled Whispers and Roses - A Journal of Healing from Cancer. Diana will remain in the hearts of the many lives she touched with her giving and spirited nature.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 13717 Riggs Road, Helotes, TX at 7:00 PM on Thursday March 3rd, 2011. In lieu of flowers, please visit www.whispersandroses.com for donation suggestions.
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