Dan Dalio

In loving Memory of Donato (Dan) Dalio, 98 who passed peacefully on Monday January 10, 2022.
Dan was born in Hopedale Massachusetts into a large hard working Italian family to parents Antonio and Lucia Dalio along with 9 brothers and sisters. Dan was raised to know that everyone in the family contributes to the whole from growing fresh vegetables in the backyard, Italian wine made from their own grapes and delicious homemade bread and meals prepared by his mother instilling the values and work ethics that Dan had to this day.
Dan was a very quiet man by nature and studied hard in school and loved sports. He played many sports but his talent shined in Baseball as a catcher throughout high school. He played for the Milford Farm league and after graduating from Hopedale High School he was drafted into the Braves but he chose to serve his country and joined the Navy.
As one of the Navy’s main radio operators in WW11 on the USS Teton he crossed the Asia/Atlantic oceans 6 times finally ending up in Tokyo Bay on August 29, 1945 as one of the flag ships to General Douglas MacArthur. Dan was present on September 2, 1945 in Tokyo Bay where Japanese officials signed the unconditional surrender.
During one of Dan’s leave while stationed in San Francisco, he and a few of his fellow shipmates traveled to Sacramento where they visited a fun dance club and this was where Dan met the love of his life, Alice Hostman. They danced and talked all night long and Dan knew that he would be marrying Alice once he returned back from the war.
When WW11 ended Dan was Honorably Discharged and he traveled back to Hopedale, Mass. to let his parents know about Alice, that he found the love of his life returning back to Sacramento where Dan and Alice were married on May 25, 1946 starting their life and celebrating 75 joyful years together.
Dan and Alice built their life in Sacramento where Dan attended college and received his Accounting Degree. While attending college and playing on the college baseball team, a scout from the Cincinatti Reds saw Dan playing and invited him to be a catcher for the Cincinatti Reds playing one season on their AAA league and one season in the Major leagues.
Dan returned back to Sacramento and obtained his PA license as an Accountant and proceeded to build his accounting and tax practice taking great pride in serving over 800 client for 50 years.
Dan and Alice also started their family raising two lovely daughters, Deborah Lucille and Christine Alice.
In his free time Dan loved to Golf and also enjoyed fishing, bird hunting and gardening. He especially enjoyed planting citrus trees and creating beautiful flower gardens for all to enjoy.
Dan is survived by his Wife: Alice, Daughters: Deborah (Kendall) Awes of Red Lodge, Mt., Christine French Dalio of Jackson, CA., Grandchildren: Keith (Mackenzie) Bailey of Montara, CA., Gregory Bailey of Jackson, CA., Alicia (Laramey) Angell of Missoula, Mt., Erin Awes of Red Lodge, Mt., Great Grandchildren: Lachlan and Kyla Bailey, Owen and Grace Angell, Lucia and Jhett RealBird Awes and Sarayah BigMan Awes, as well as his Sister Mary Negrotti of Milford, Mass., and many nieces and nephews.

Due to COVID restrictions, the services are private.