Ponticelli obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Ponticelli, Ralph A.         1 Apr 2003    Apr 2003    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  4/1/2003

PONTICELLI, RALPH A.
Ralph A. Ponticelli, 42, died Tuesday, March 25, 2003, in an airplane crash
in Columbia, South America.  He was a native of Massachusetts and received
his formal education in Belen, New Mexico, and graduated in 1978. He
attended three military bases and one American dependent school in Verona,
Italy. He worked out of the American Embassy in Bogota, Columbia, and was a
master sky diver and master scuba diver. In addition to these
accomplishments, he was an FAA licensed aircraft mechanic and a licensed
pilot. He was also an airborne electronics operator.  He is survived by his
parents, Gretta and Louis Ponticelli of Hammond; three daughters, Shelby
Ponticelli of Hammond and Stepheny and Francesca Ponticelli, both of Panama
City, Republic of Panama, South America; one son, Mark Ponticelli of
California; and two brothers, Steven Ponticelli of Southington, Conn., and
Vance Ponticelli of Hammond.   A graveside service will be held in National
Cemetery, Biloxi, Miss. The date of the service will be announced at a
later time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Save The
Children Fund

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