This is the email we never wanted to send.  I'm sorry to tell you that Diane Bellotti passed away yesterday at 4:40PM.  She was in no pain and was surrounded by family – Tom and TJ were at her side.

She beat everything cancer threw at her and survived against incredible odds each time.  When she died, she was in remission both from ovarian cancer AND leukemia.   Her little body was just worn out and the lung infection eventually made it impossible for her to breathe.

Diny lived life to the fullest.  She loved adventure: skiing (snow and water), parachuting, parasailing, and even with an implanted morphine pump ,  she went jetskiing and this spring rode a zip line from mountaintop to mountaintop in the Dominican Republic!  She loved school sports, the Steelers, all animals, and eating king crab legs.     Most of all, she loved her family  — and all of you, her extended family.

Diny had "Life Rules" – mostly wry observations on the randomness of life – and one of her friends reminded me last week of one of the best Rules, which is "If someone invites you to do anything that sounds like fun, always say YES!"  And she always did.

She requested that her body be cremated and that we celebrate her life.  We're currently planning a memorial service and celebration for the latter part of July.  If you are interested in learning about the arrangements, please send an email to:  celebratediane@earthlink.net.

Thank you for your caring and support over the past 14 1/2 years, and for keeping us in your prayers.

Please email Tom and TJ at tbellotti@comcast.net.  I know they would appreciate hearing from you and Diny would appreciate it, too.

Love,
Robin