Diana Margaret Lascano
June 30, 1938 – December 24, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Diana Margaret Lascano, age 86, who, after several years of declining health, peacefully departed this life on December 24, 2024.
Diana was born on June 30, 1938, in Alameda, CA to Louis and Geneva Twist. She grew up in Alameda with her mom and two older sisters Marion and Dorothy. Diana (DeeDee) lived a life full of curiosity. She often recalled exhausting her mother with her never-ending questions about everything from nature to history.
Her curiosity led her to enroll at UC Berkeley after high school. She would ride the bus daily from her home in Alameda to take courses in Anthropology and science. At one point, Diana hoped to become an archeologist. She dreamed about spending her days digging in the dirt hunting for treasures. Although that dream was never realized, she did enjoy most of her free time digging and planting in her flower gardens over the years.
She married and had three sons, Jeffery, Christopher, and Daniel. Diana devoted herself to raising her three young boys as a single mother on a tight budget. She worked at several different places to support her household, one of which was the local newspaper, the Valley Times.
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