Friar Louis Diego De Tommaso, OFM, age 89, passed into eternal life on October 31. Friar Louis was affiliated with Padua Friary in Manhattan, and in residence at Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home.Friar Louis had served in many different ministries in the Province, including ministry in our missions in Central America, as a pastor, seminary rector, Pastor of Our Lady of Peace Church in Brooklyn, Provincial Treasurer, and Vicar Provincial. He was the son of the late Louise Fucito and Ferinand De Tommaso, having been born in Jersey City, NJ. He is survived by a niece and several nephews. His wake was held at St. Anthony of Padua Church, New York, on Friday, November 3. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Anthony Church on Saturday, November 4, with interment at Mt. Alvernia Friary Cemetery in Wappingers Falls, New York.