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Donald Dandrea Obituary

Dandrea, Donald Eugene, a retired Department of Defense supervisory engineer, passed away December 21, 2014 at age 78 in Mesa, Arizona.

He was a Marine Corps veteran, a novelist, and a former martial arts instructor. He was born and raised in Colorado Springs. His parents were Albert and Helen Dandrea. He had been a member of Self-Realization Fellowship since 1960.

He leaves his beloved wife, Rosalind, daughters Judith Dandrea and Rachel Purcell, and special sister-in-law Jesslyn Holombo of Mountain View, California.

Services will be held at the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple in Phoenix January 11 at 2 P.M.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Gazette on Jan. 4, 2015.

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Saj

January 5, 2015

My sincere condolences to the family for the loss of your loved one. May prayers strengthen you and memories comfort you, and may our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who loves us, comfort your hearts and "make you firm". (2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17)

Jill

January 4, 2015

Thank you for being such a good neighbor and a kind person. You will not be forgotten.

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