OBITUARY
Rita (Allan) Lowery | MFF, MS, MC, SP,
SD; Level VIII Ranking
November 9, 1927 – July 28, 2016
Rita Lowery passed away on July 28, 2016 in Mentor, Ohio at the age of 88. She was born in Scotland and became a talented figure skater and dancer. She performed dance at the Windmill Theater and throughout Europe, before her figure skating career took her all over North America. Rita's passion for figure skating touched and influenced many figure skaters over her lifetime. Her choreography and music was always inspirational and reflected the personality of each skater. Sharon Rogers, a former student of Rita’s said, “Rita made everything better. It didn't matter what had gone wrong, how difficult the situation or how painful the hurt. Rita saw the positives. No one surpassed her as a gracious hostess and few matched her in any endeavor she decided to tackle. While she recognized weaknesses in people, she preferred to celebrate their strengths. She didn't indulge in self-pity and ensured those she was mentoring saw its pointlessness. To this day I can still hear her say ‘Oh, shake yourself!’.” Rita's figure skating pair team (Jill Watson & Peter Oppegard) earned a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, Canada. She was an honorary member of the PSA and served as a rating examiner for PSA. Rita is the beloved mother of Scott (Barbara), Kristan (Todd) Waggoner; loving grandmother of Kristopher and Nicholas Lowery, Eric, Kyle and Drew Waggoner; sister of Herbert and George Allan; loving aunt, great-aunt, great-great-aunt and friend to many. She was preceded in death by her husband, David, sister, Kathleen Price, and brother, Malcolm Allan. A graveside service was held August 4, 2016. Rita will be sorely missed by all who knew her. Information gathered from the Cleveland, Ohio newspaper “The Plain Dealer” July 31, 2016.
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Angelo W. D’Agostino
February 26, 1963 – May 26, 2016
Angelo W. D’Agostino of Palm Springs CA, formerly of Glen Ellyn, IL, age 53, passed away in Palm Springs, California in May 2016. After winning the pewter medal at the 1986 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, he won the 1986 NHK Trophy. He was the 1985 Danubius Thermal Trophy champion, 1987 Grand Prix International de Paris silver medalist, and 1988 Skate Canada International bronze medalist. After retiring from competition, D’Agostino performed in ice shows, including Ice Capades, Nutcracker on Ice, and U.S. Open. He worked as a coach, choreographer, and Dartfish motion analysis specialist in the Chicago area. He also spent twenty weeks a year on cruise ships installing casts, directing, and choreographing for Willy Bietak Production’s ice shows.
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