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MODERN received the following notice from Coty Professional Beauty and Wella Professionals regarding the arrangements to celebrate the life of Fabio Sementilli. Here we share the details:

Fabio Sementilli
MODERN received the following notice from Coty Professional Beauty and Wella Professionals regarding the arrangements to celebrate the life of Fabio Sementilli.
Here we share the details:
It is with the deepest sorrow that we inform you of the arrangements the Sementilli Family has made to celebrate the life of Fabio Sementilli.
For his family of friends near Los Angeles, California, a viewing service has been arranged for Sunday, January 29, 2017 from 9am to 5pm at Gates, Kingsley & Gates Praiswater Mortuary, located at 6909 Canoga Avenue, Canoga Park, CA 91303. For information on directions or parking, please call 818-348-3354 or visit http://www.gateskingsleygates.com.
For his family of friends in Toronto, Canada, visitation will take place the evening of February 2 and all day February 3 at Fratello Vescio Funeral Home, 8101 Weston, Woodbridge, Ontario. Call 905-850-3332 for hours. There will be a funeral Mass Saturday, February 4 at 9:30am at St. Clare of Assisi Church, 150 St. Francis Ave., Woodbridge, Ontario.
In you are unable to attend the services, Coty Professional Beauty will be celebrating Fabio’s life and legacy in the coming weeks. More information will be announced at a later date, in time to accommodate travel arrangements that might need to be made.
A college fund will be establish for Fabio’s daughters Gessica and Isabella at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked Fabio’s friends to make donations in his name to the following organizations in Canada and the United States:
CANADA:
-Women’s Empowerment International Foundation: http://www.weif.org/
-Alzheimer’s Society of Canada: http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Events/Tributes-AlzheimersChampions?pg=fund&fr_id=1060&pxfid=386037&pxfid=386037
-Yellow Brick House: http://www.yellowbrickhouse.org/
USA:
-Alzheimer’s Association: http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Events/Tributes-AlzheimersChampions?pg=fund&fr_id=1060&pxfid=386037&pxfid=386037
-Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation
Originally posted on Modern Salon

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