Sebastiano (Sam) Di Clemente

1928 ~ 2007

On Saturday, March 31, 2007 at the Selkirk Hospital, our beloved husband of Anna and father, passed away into the presence of his Lord and Saviour.

After 53 years of marriage our dad will be missed by his beloved wife Anna, two children Domenico and Linda  Di Clemente Simons (Monty), three grandchildren Gina Di Clemente Suwala (Andrew), Jennifer and Kristen and one great granddaughter Jasmine, two sisters Giulia Di Clemente of Italy and Doretta Cona (Domenico) of Toronto, four sisters in-law Lucy Giancola (Giovanni), Ida Furlan (Ottavio), Maria Quiering (Jerry), Tonie Dakin, three brothers in-law Carmine Forte (Terri), Nicole Forte (Anna) and Aldo Forte (Sherri) also many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.  He was predeceased by his father Domenico and mother Maria, one brother Mario, father in-law Giuseppe Forte and mother in-law Maria Forte.

God saw you getting tired,

When a cure was not to be

So he put his arms around you

And whispered “Come to Me”.

So when we saw you sleeping

So peaceful, free from pain,

We could not wish you back

To suffer that again.

Prayers were said at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10 at Notre Dame du Lac Roman Catholic Church, Lac du Bonnet, MB with Funeral Mass following at 12:00 p.m.  Rev. Fr. Mirek Szynal presiding.  Interment followed in Lac du Bonnet Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Luciano Armenti, Gabriel Giancola, Jerry Quiering, Nicole Forte, Aldo Forte and Montague Simons.  Honourary pallbearers were Giovanni Giancola, Ottavio Furlan and Emil Stanko.

The family would like to convey heartfelt thanks to Fr. Szynal, Drs. Hussain and Demsas and nursing staff of Selkirk General Hospital; Dr. Greyling and Pinawa nursing staff.  Thanks also to our family and friends for their kindness and support.

Donations in Sam’s memory may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 200-310 Broadway Avenue, Winnipeg, MB  R3C 0S6 or to a charity of one’s choice.

In tears we saw you sinking

We watched you fade away.

You suffered much in silence,

You fought so hard to stay.

You faced your task with courage,

Your spirit did not bend,

But still you kept on fighting,

Until the very end.

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