Damatta, Luiz Fernando, 58, of St. Petersburg, FL died Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at Bay Pines VA Health Care System under the care of Hospice of the FL Suncoast.
Born in Brazil, he moved to the US in 1962 and from Fayetteville, NC in 2003. He retired from the US Army after 21 years of service. He was a Viet Nam War veteran and served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He was of the Catholic faith.
He is survived by his wife, Elouris; his three sons, Luiz Jr., Ceasar, and Davier A.; and a daughter, Elizabeth Damatta, all of Wilmington, NC.; two stepsons, Virgil Jones Jr. of Raleigh, NC and Darius Jones of St. Petersburg, FL; two brothers, Joaquin and Mario Damatta of Brazil; four sisters, Dina Sena of Islin, NJ, Adelaide Persaud of Roselle, NJ, Maria Ervin of Palm City, FL, and Angelina Holland of Bricktown, NJ; and six grandchildren.
Military Honors will be presented at graveside at 10:45 AM on Monday, Sept. 17th at Bay Pines National Cemetery.
arrangements by Veterans Funeral Care
i will miss you… and never will i forget you…
love
edienna
My brother was a very loving and caring person he will be deeply miss by us all he’s home with his maker and resting in peace.
I am the proud niece of this man. A man who was not born an American citizen but, died as an AMERICAN! We will miss him dearly.
My love and prayers to the family.
May you be at peace Louie.
Love Sheila and Traci
My love and prayers to the family.
May you be at peace Louie.
Love Sheila and Traci
So long for now; my friend for over 40 years. I’ll pray to see you and your mom in heaven some day. Until then, I’ll miss you when ever I’m fishing at the ocean.
Peace Bro
Deeply sorry. May a choir of Angels greet Luiz in Paradise; May the Light of Our Lord shine upon Luiz and may he rest in peace. Amen
God bless the Family of Luiz and be with them during their time of sorrow.
I will never forget you dad. You always were joking and had a beautiful smile on your face. I’m so much like you atleast that’s what my mother use to say. And I am glad for that. For you taught me how to be humble, how to forgive and to stand up for what I believe. I learned to walk with my heavenly father because I learned to walk with you father. You have made me the man I am today. I am a man of God. Every moment I’ve spent with you was exactly what I needed. There was never a wasted time between us. We reconciled and loved each other. I thank you for giving me your blessing. I do not have doubt that you are in heaven. I forgave you and I asked God to bless you and God has answered my prayers and now you enjoy a peaceful life in your celestial home. I will hug your neck and kiss your cheek when I see you again. Much love from your second son, Cesar Enrique Damatta
Luiz Im glad that I got to know you and like I told Elouris, your the type of person that I would have been friends with regardless of the situation, I think our loss is Heaven’s gain, and you will be dearly missed, as I’ve said in the pass, Thank you for the Love that you gave Virgil and Darius, I want say goodbye, or so long, because I know that I’ll see you again my friend, I’ll just say goodnight, I’ll see you when you wake up from your peacefull sleep.
Virgil Jones Sr
I am honored to have had the pleasure of getting to know you during my life. As my father-in-law you will always live on through your son and my wonderful husband, Cesar, whose life you have touched in many ways through your love and life’s teachings. You were a loving man whom will now continue your journey in heaven. I look forward to the day we meet once again.
Wanda, my sweet niece
You are in our prayers. Luiz was a very kind person. My wife and I admired him very much. We want to encourage you… look to the hills from whence cometh your help. Your help cometh from the Lord. Psalm 121:1-2 God bless you in this time of sorrow.
My family and I have you in our prayers. Stay strong in the Lord. He will see you through the grief.
My condolences to the entire family. We wish you all well. This country should be grateful for people like luiz for his services to our country.
God Bless!
My loving husband Luiz I will miss you dearly. Our love will always be as one. Until we see one another again. I Love you honey.
May God be with you and continue to comfort and bless you in your time of lost. The Barnes family prayers will continue to go forth for you and your family.
Close friend of Mrs. Roberson
Wanda, our prayers are with you and your family. We are sorry for your lost. I know that God will continue to keep you and your family always.
My family have known Luiz for almost 20 yrs and he’ll be missed.
He was a great friend. I extend my deepest sympathies to all his family. We’ll always remember his smile. God Bless!
Maria, We just wanted you to know we are thinking of you and your family, and wishing you hope in the midst of sorrow and comfort in the midst of pain. We only new Louie for a short time. but what a lasting impression
he left on us.
with heartfelt sympathy
MITZY and JACK
Dear Luiz,
You always made me smile.
I will remember you always and forever…all our conversations about our Mother’s… and our Faith.. gave me hope.
You gave me strength.
God bless you and your family.
Terri
Dear Luiz
May the Angels sing for You when you meet Our Lord.
May the Divine Light always brights your path on the other side.
God Bless and give strength to his family.
Querido Luiz
Desejo que os anjos cantem para voce quando se encontrar com nosso Senhor.
E que a Luz Divina ilumine sempre seu caminho.
Deus conforte e abencoe toda sua familia.
GOD BLESS!
Luiz, we loved you and will miss you very much.
Larry,Pat,Shantelle and Simone
elouris
so sorry for your loss,our condolences to you and your family.
we will always be here for you in your time of need. xoxo
theresac and theresao
sweetbay
Luiz you lived a full life while you were here. I hope you will lead a full life now. I will miss the phone conversations we had. Look after my friend now that she will need it.
Elouris I am so sorry for your loss.He was a good man. I loved the way he would make me laugh when we would be talking. I will always be here for you girl! With my deepest sympathy. Just know that he will always be with you in your heart and memories. Love you girl.
Donna Vaughn
Uncle louie will be sorely missed, he touched so many people and made so many people laugh. When we used to play cards, Dominoes you would have to watch out so he did’nt cheat! Now everytime we play we laugh when someone “cheats” and call himher louie! He even touched my son’s lives in the short visit we had 2 years ago about sunshine the alligator they will never forget his warm spirit. Elores, we are so sorry that you have suffered this loss. Love Toni, Robert, Frankie, and Robert
Enjoy the fishing Luis, we will miss you
We are praying for you and your family. May God give you a peace that passeth all understanding and grant you strength for your journey. GOD BLESS.
OUR HEARTS and PRAYERS GO TO THE FAMILY OF LUIS
Elouris, my thoughts and prayers go out to you and the family on your loss. You know i will always be here for you. My God give you strenght and courage-love you!