Luigi "Louie" Palestini

Luigi Palestini, age 64, of Santee, California passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Thursday, August 12, 2021, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Luigi was born June 30, 1957 in San Diego, CA.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Darla Palestini; his daughters Antonina Ruggeri and Andrea Palestini; sons in law Francesco Ruggeri and Daron Nightingale; granddaughters Hannah and Violet; and his brother Anthony Palestini and sister-in-law Rosemarie Palestini.

Private services were held on 09/03/2021 at Merkley-Mitchell Mortuary in San Diego, California.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to be made to The Rare Cancer Research Foundation at https://donorbox.org/rare-cancer-research-foundation.