Diane (Lubik) Gigliotti
Marriages
Richard "Dick" Gigliotti
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 9A - January 4, 2023
Diane Gigliotti of Grand
Junction passed away on
Friday, December 30,
2022, while being cared
for at the Hospice Care
Center in Grand Junction.
She had been ill for the
past year but continued
fighting until the end.
Diane was born in Bridgeport, CT and grew up
in Stratford, CT with her brother, Russell, and sister,
Donna. She attended local schools and graduated from
Bunnell High School in Stratford in 1969. She went on
to graduate from Eastern Connecticut State University
with a Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, in Microbiology;
a Master of Science in Pathobiology from the University
of Connecticut; and, a Master of Science in Management
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
She held a variety of management and administrative
positions at some of Connecticut’s highly-classified
defense industries, including: UNC Naval Products,
a prime supplier of nuclear reactors for US Navy
submarines; and, United Technologies Inc., Sikorsky
Aircraft Division, where she was involved in providing
Blackhawk helicopters to the US and allied countries’
military forces.
Diane left Connecticut in 1992 to join her husband,
Richard, in Grand Junction where she held various
positions in the community, including the Department
of Energy contractor, Rust Geotech, Rocky Mountain
HMO, the Mesa State College Foundation, MTR
Resources and May-Investments.
Her primary occupational specialty was contracts
administration.
She leaves behind her husband of 35 years, Dick;
step-daughter Gina Barber (Daniel) and grandsons,
Bentley and Alex of Connecticut; mother, Eileen
Lubik of South Carolina; brother, Russ (Cindy) Lubik
of New Hampshire; sister, Donna (Kevin) Falcioni of
New Hampshire; nieces, Jennifer Falcioni of Florida,
and Stephanie (Sean) Waite and her children, Aiden
and Zoe, of Massachusetts; nephews Philip Lubik
(Kati) of Utah, Christopher Lubik of Connecticut and,
several aunts and cousins and numerous friends. She
was predeceased by her father, Vincent W. Lubik Jr., of
South Carolina and her step-daughter, Vicki Gigliotti,
of Connecticut.
She will be privately interred at the Veterans
Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado in Grand
Junction with her immediate family in attendance. Her
main avocation was gardening. Because she so liked
the blossoming of trees, grass and flowers of Spring, a
memorial service will be held for her then to which an
invitation to attend will be offered to her relatives and
friends. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown’s
Cremation and Funeral Service.
Diane was a remarkable, loving and devoted wife,
family member and friend. She will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be
made to Samaritan’s Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC
28607-3000.
