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John D. ColognaDecember 17, 1933 - January 24, 2012 Resident of Trumbull
John Dennis Cologna, age 78, of Trumbull, beloved husband of the late Betty Jane Baker Cologna, died suddenly on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. A native of Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Dennis and Sophie Hoelbrandt Cologna. He was a graduate of DePaul University with a degree in marketing, where he and his wife Betty, established a scholarship fund. John was a 4th degree Knight of Columbus and Grand Knight of the St. Theresa Council. Retired after 42 years with the General Electric Co., he held various executive positions there in Chicago, Louisville, KY and Fairfield, CT, where he was manager of Development and Planning. After retirement he founded his own consulting company, Supply Management Solutions (S.M.S.) Associates, Inc. providing consulting and supply management training to numerous companies in the U. S., Western and Eastern Europe, Japan and China. In 1996-1997, he served as President of the 26,000 member National Association of Purchasing Management (now ISM) in Tempe, Arizona. A member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians for over 30 years, he performed as an amateur for hospitals, schools, orphanages and other charities. He was awarded the Order of Merlin and was nominated for the President Gerald Phillippe award at GE for these charitable activities. Funeral InformationFuneral services will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull, and at 9:00 a.m. in St. Theresa Church, Trumbull for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull. Friends may call on Friday from 4-8 p.m. Donations InformationIn lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2080 Silas Deane Highway, 2nd floor, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. |
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