Pasquale Gigliotti passed away peacefully in Victoria on July 11, 2006 of coronary arrest. Pasquale was born on January 17, 1917 in the small town of Cicala in southern Italy. In his early twenties he was whisked off to war without any comprehension of what it was all about. Captured in north Africa, he was sent to a POW camp in England and remained there for the rest of the conflict.
In 1952 he emigrated to Montreal, sponsored by his aunt who had been in Canada since the 1930’s. He learned the trade of barbering and practiced this for many years until he was able to purchase his own shop. In 1975 the family moved to Victoria where he set up the Maple Leaf Barber Shop on Blenkinsop Road. The West Coast life was glorious and Pasquale was in his element, having a great passion for gardening, hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. A brother and a sister passed away some time ago, and one surviving sister has moved back to Cicala.
Pasquale is survived by sons Frank and Peter (Giselle) and grand-daughter Tania. He will be missed by many friends in Victoria, Montreal and Cicala.
Prayers will be offered in MCCALL BROS. FLORAL CHAPEL, Johnson and Vancouver Streets, on Tuesday, July 18th at 7:00 p.m.
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