Anthony Digioia Obituary, Death – On August 24, 1934, Anthony M. DiGioia Jr., Ph.D., was born above his immigrant father’s tailor shop on Lincoln Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood. He became a famous engineer and businessman. Family members say his Italian-American background featured three siblings, summer baseball, the nickname “Dietz” for second base, and Central Catholic High School. Tony married Carole Kerr in 1956 after meeting her at Corpus Christi on Lincoln Ave.
He captured decades of family trips, birthdays, and special occasions with his camera. These recordings brought Lincoln Avenue and his family’s Penn Hills residence back, making him joyful. His major at Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon, was engineering. He joined CMU’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps during his civil engineering bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD. He was called up as an infantryman during the Berlin Crisis and joined the Army Corps of Engineers in 1961.
His life revolved around Lincoln Avenue’s close-knit community. Dietz founded The Old Neighbor’s Community Picnic and met prominent business and political families. He met his 54-year-old wife Carole Kerr, who died in 2010, and his 7-year-old wife Pat Clair, who survives him, in that town Doctor DiGioia and classmate Dick Gray were employed by CMU professor Elio D’Appolonia. Dr. DiGioia and Mr. Gray formed General Analytics Inc., later GAI, which provided energy, transportation, development, government, and industrial consultancy.
Dr. DiGioia’s power transmission line geotechnical engineering was famous. After GAI had over 600 employees and he was a terrific leader and generous employer, he retired at 70. At 72, Dr. DiGioia and Mr. Gray founded DiGioia Gray & Associates, an engineering firm with approximately 125 people before merging with Gannett Fleming. Tony became an outspoken supporter after years as an adjunct lecturer and engineer mentor at Carnegie Mellon University. He established and endowed the Anthony M. DiGioia Jr. and Richard E. Gray civil engineering scholarship.
Despite professional success and two successful businesses, Tony and Carole’s greatest accomplishment was having eight amazing children. As longtime St. Bartholomew Parishioners, their Catholic faith guided them. Great engineer, even great person. Parents Anthony M. and Elvira Luongo and brothers Michael, who died in infancy, Romeo, and Norma predeceased Dr. DiGioia. His wife, Patricia Clair, and children, Anthony DiGioia III, MD (Cathleen), Shadyside; Christina Murphy (Edward), Murrysville; Stephen DiGioia (Suzanne),
Houston, Texas; Robert (June), Gibsonia; Paula Deasy (Bill), Oakmont; David (Gena), Irwin; Deanna Pochapin (Kevin), Fox Chapel; and Matthew (Tina), The grandchildren number 24 and 9 great-grandchildren. Friends may visit ENGLISH FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES INC., 378 Maryland Ave., Oakmont, PA 15139, from 1:00 to 7:00 PM on December 29, 2023. Saturday, December 30, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., Holy Family Parish (Saint Irenaeus Church), 387 Maryland Ave., Oakmont, PA 15139, will have a Christian Burial Mass ALL ATTEND CHURCH. Good Shepherd Cemetery will hold the funeral.
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