St Tammy News (Covington, LA)

DOGNIBENE - Lt Colonel Victor L Dognibene (USAF Reserve - retired), Dognibene was born in New Orleans on April 26, 1919, and resided in Slidell for the past 25 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry L. and Frances Dognibene, and a brother Henry F. Dognibene. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mary Darcy Dognibene; daughters, Terry Smith (Bruce) and Sharon Scarpelli (Carl); grandchildren, Kim Plescia, Anthony C. Plescia III (Karen), Kerrie Plescia Finnegan (Jim), Gregory Scarpelli (Noelle) and Matthew Scarpelli; great-grandchildren, Claude B. Scarpelli, Michelle L. Finnegan, James G. Finnegan IV, Justin M. Finnegan, Anthony C. Plescia IV and Kevin M. Plescia; and nieces and nephews.

Vic graduated from Fortier High School, attended LSU, as well as SELU, at the age of 70. He was a World War II Air Force veteran, serving as a B-17 lead crew pilot, and later became a member of MOAA.

Dognibene was a board member of Friends of the Library. As an environmentalist, Vic crewed for Jean-Michel Cousteau in Roatan-Honduras and traveled Costa Rica for the environment. Private military services will be held at Biloxi National Cemetery. A memorial Mass will be announced at a later date. In Vic's memory, donations to Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (Save Our Lake) P.O. Box 6965 Metairie, LA 70009, (504) 836-2215 or any organization of your choice. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.

Victor Dognibene (1919)