The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, July 17, 1996              TAG: 9607170296
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                    LENGTH:   24 lines

RONALD J. ZADAI

Ronald J. Zadai, 74, died July 15, 1996, after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Zadai retired from the U.S. Marine Corps as first sergeant and retired from civil service. He was member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and The Sunshine Club.

He was the much loved husband of Mary Norma Zadai and their children, Timothy of Massachusetts, Suzanne Lacasse and her husband, Ron, of Newport News, Deborah Porter and her husband, Ray, of Illinois, Michael and his wife, Terri, of Virginia Beach, Trudy of Virginia Beach, Sheryl Gaerlan and her husband, Francisco, of North Carolina and Stephen of Pennsylvania; his mother, Ann Zadai of Pennsylvania and also, he leaves behind 10 grandchildren, Shane, Jessica, Jon, Jenny, Summer, Hannah, Sarah, Rebekah, Aaron and Ariel. We all loved him so very much.

The family will receive friends today from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church followed by a funeral mass at 7:30 p.m. in the church. The burial will be graveside Thursday at 10 a.m. in Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach. Kellum Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

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