Maria Victoria Dorado Yturralde de Giacomini "Toya"

Our beloved Toya passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. Born, educated, and raised inMadrid, Spain, she is the descendent of one of the oldest Spanish aristocratic families, daughter ofMargarita de Yturralde and Fernando Dorado. Uncle Mariano de Yturralde Orbegozo, served as SpanishAmbassador in Washington during the Kennedy Administration, her great-grandfather was advisor to theKing of Spain, and Uncle Daniel de Yturralde Orbegozo, served as Honorary Consul General in Montreal.Continuing the spirit of diplomacy, Toya accompanied her husband John to fourteen countries, when heserved as Director of the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Program. The latter was instrumental inintroducing the beneficial uses of nuclear energy in agriculture, industry, and medicine around the world.Toya was an integral part of this effort and served together with John on these missions. This effort ledmost countries to allocate new and increased funding for science. Toya's dedication to this work wasunwavering.

Returning to Washington from overseas, Toya began a highly successful career in real estate. She was amentor to many and an excellent teammate to her colleagues. Toya exuded class, was meticulous,dedicated to her clients and thoroughly enjoyed her work. What she was in public, she was in private;loyal, generous, inspirational, and kind were her special qualities. With her radiant warmth and naturalcharisma, she made many friends and created a welcoming environment for her family and friends.

Her passion for life and work was contagious. While her legacy goes on, she leaves us with an enormousvoid that cannot be filled. Toya is survived by her husband of sixty years, John Giacomini, their sonFernando, his wife Joan and their children Anna and Christian whom she adored. She is also survived byher sisters Pilar Dorado Yturralde and Maria Dolores Dorado Yturralde and a large extended family inSpain and the U.S.

There will be a viewing held on Monday April 22 from 11AM - 1PM at DeVol Funeral Home 2222Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at a later date at HolyTrinity Church in Georgetown.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances are greatly appreciated and may be made as Mass-intentions in Toya’sname at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown, Our Lady of Victory Church in the Palisades or any otherCatholic church