Bertrand Renzetti
December 1, 1967 ~ August 29, 2018
Renzetti, Bert
(age 50)
Of Fairfax, VA died on August 29, 2018 at Fairfax Hospital. Beloved son of the late Bertrand and Adriana Renzetti; half-brother of Jeanne Winstead (Benny) and nephew of Joan Durant. He is also survived by many cousins and his friend and caregiver, Ato Olise-Aikins.
Born December 1, 1967, in Santiago, Chile, Bertrand Andres Renzetti was a happy, bright, inquisitive, mischievous, active little boy. His father had a distinguished career in exploration geology and moved the family between Santiago, Chile; New York City; Tucson, Arizona; Mendoza, Argentina; and other countries while Bert was growing up. At the age of thirteen Bert contracted an illness that left him partially blind and with other life-long health issues. Eventually forced to a wheel-chair, Bert remained an unstoppable force. His disposition and outlook were always cheerful; he loved God devoutly; and he lived life vigorously, resolutely, and tenaciously. At age fifteen he started managing his own investment portfolio and took a job delivering newspapers. In 1996 he graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Finance. During his undergraduate career, he did summer internships at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico; the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Tucson, Arizona; Edwards Airforce Base in California; and the David Taylor Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1997 he proudly accepted a position serving his country with the CIA and moved to McLean, Virginia where he had a successful career for 13 years until health issues forced him to retire. Bert loved God, his country, his family, his friends, his job, investing, and fly-fishing, even to the point of making his own flies.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 8601 Wolftrap Rd., Vienna, VA on Monday, September 10 at 10 AM. Interment Fairfax Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Make-A-Wish America, Gift Processing, 1702 E. Highland Ave., Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85016. Online condolences and fond memories may be offered to the family at: www.moneyandking.com.
(age 50)
Of Fairfax, VA died on August 29, 2018 at Fairfax Hospital. Beloved son of the late Bertrand and Adriana Renzetti; half-brother of Jeanne Winstead (Benny) and nephew of Joan Durant. He is also survived by many cousins and his friend and caregiver, Ato Olise-Aikins.
Born December 1, 1967, in Santiago, Chile, Bertrand Andres Renzetti was a happy, bright, inquisitive, mischievous, active little boy. His father had a distinguished career in exploration geology and moved the family between Santiago, Chile; New York City; Tucson, Arizona; Mendoza, Argentina; and other countries while Bert was growing up. At the age of thirteen Bert contracted an illness that left him partially blind and with other life-long health issues. Eventually forced to a wheel-chair, Bert remained an unstoppable force. His disposition and outlook were always cheerful; he loved God devoutly; and he lived life vigorously, resolutely, and tenaciously. At age fifteen he started managing his own investment portfolio and took a job delivering newspapers. In 1996 he graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Finance. During his undergraduate career, he did summer internships at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico; the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Tucson, Arizona; Edwards Airforce Base in California; and the David Taylor Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1997 he proudly accepted a position serving his country with the CIA and moved to McLean, Virginia where he had a successful career for 13 years until health issues forced him to retire. Bert loved God, his country, his family, his friends, his job, investing, and fly-fishing, even to the point of making his own flies.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 8601 Wolftrap Rd., Vienna, VA on Monday, September 10 at 10 AM. Interment Fairfax Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Make-A-Wish America, Gift Processing, 1702 E. Highland Ave., Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85016. Online condolences and fond memories may be offered to the family at: www.moneyandking.com.
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We are so sorry to hear about your loss of your dear loved one and friend. May you find comfort in all the special memories shared with Bert.
Also, expressing our feelings in prayer to God is more than good therapy or a means of organizing our thoughts. It actually helps us to establish a personal relationship with our Creator, who can use his power to comfort us. As the Bible reassures us, “Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our trials so that we may be able to comfort others in any sort of trial with the comfort that we receive from God.”
2 Corinthians chapter 1 verses 3 and 4
Another help is to imagine a time in the future when those in the grave will be brought back to life here on earth! The Bible repeatedly speaks of such a time. Describing what conditions on earth will then be like, the Bible states that God “will wipe out every tear from [our] eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore.” Revelation chapter 21, verses 3 and 4.
~ Sincerely
Dear Bert-
You & my husband, Len, were in the same room at the nursing center for a long time–I always enjoyed your smile & humor–we prayed together to your parents, because you always asked me if they could hear you, and I said most definitely, that they were special Angels watching over you! You spent hours counting change, and you were so precise with everything! I can recall your special red shoes, and your great fondness of steak (your favorite meal!)–with all of your medical problems, you were an inspiration to me! God Bless you as your rest in Heaven with your parents–you are no longer in pain, and your body has been completely restored! You are probably walking all around, and fishing in a Golden Pond up there, which I know you enjoy!! We do not get The Post,, so I had no knowledge of your service or I would have been right there for you! You had a great friend and helper in your special Ato–and also in Emma. Again–rest in peace, you will not be forgotten!!
Your friends,
Linda and Leonard Goldstein