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

DATE: Monday, October 14, 1996              TAG: 9610140023
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                        LENGTH:   21 lines

ALEXANDRA L. ABATI

Alexandra Lauren Abati, five months old, of the 900 block of Blackthorne Drive, died Oct. 12, 1996, in Norfolk.

She was the daughter of Steven and Heather Abati and was born in Norfolk. She was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grand-parents, Robert J. and Elaine Florio of Hamden, Conn., and paternal grandparents, Alfred and Rosemary Abati of Staten Island, N.Y.

A Mass of the Angels will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Prince of Peace Catholic Church by Fr. Christian J. Haydinger. Burial will be in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens. A Christian wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Bridge Chapel, where the family will remain until 9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Make A Wish Foundation.

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