Passed away in Vancouver General Hospital on January 13th at the age of 76 after a long battle with cancer. He leaves behind his thirty-year companion and wife Margherita and his beloved daughters You Xi and Maria. He will be missed by his siblings Louis, Flavia, and Ann, by his brother-in-law Enrico and wife, and by family and friends in the US and Europe. Born in New York, after his Master in Engineering at Columbia University in the early years of his career he worked in many places in distant countries. After his marriage he lived mainly in the US, Italy and for the last ten years Vancouver, were he leaves many, many friends. A loving husband and an exceptionally dedicated father, Carlo;s most ardent wish was to see his daughters grow up and this hope against all odds sustained him in his two-year fight. The family wishes to thank all those who have been of help and comfort to him. Carlo, my love, may your spirit fly high in the beautiful skies as you have loved to do in your sailplane when young. Do always look down to guide us as you had wished to do.