GianMaria Manganelli
Oct. 25, 1981-June 18, 2011
Mtn. View, California

GianMaria Manganelli, 29, of Mtn. View, CA, died on Saturday night, June 18, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

A 2005 graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ, he had been working as a pilot and flight instructor at West Valley Flying Club in Palo Alto. Raised in Mtn. View, he went to Santa Rita Elementary School, Egan Middle School and Los Altos High School.

He is survived by his parents, Susan Roberts-Manganelli and Sauro Manganelli, and his brother, Simone Manganelli, of Mtn. View, his grandparents, Barbara and Lester Roberts of Palo Alto and Giuliana Rossi of Pescia, Pistoia, Italy, and a large group of adoring aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Gone from us is a vibrant soul: he could be thoughtful, kind and gentle yet spirited, adventurous, hilarious, witty, brilliant. He was an original. His sudden death is like the silence that descends at the end of a beautiful aria.

A joyful and tear-filled celebration of Gianni's life was held on Saturday, June 25, 11:30 am in the green space behind his parents house at 2160 California St., Mtn. View, 94040.

Please visit Facebook, "In memory of Gianni Manganelli", to share memories. Donations can be made to Embry-Riddle's endowment fund under his name at http://www.alumnifidelity.com/GianniManganelli.html.