Santino E. DiRocco, born December 19, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA went to be with our Lord on December 12, 2018, at the age of 79. He was preceded in death by his mother, Gaginta Manucci. He is survived by beloved wife, Pil Sun Lee DiRocco; five children, Marie Kirby (Kerry), Jeannie Metcalfe (Clay), Donna Perez (Edward), Debra DiRocco and Michael DiRocco (Elizabeth); 15 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren and sister, Josephine Barkowski.
Santino was a proud veteran, he served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be dearly missed
A visitation will be held Thursday, December 20, 2018, at Sunset Funeral Home from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated on Friday, December 21, 2017, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church at 1:30 p.m. with procession to follow for military honors to be presented at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.