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Introduction
BOOKOFMEMORIES.COM, including mobile applications and related services (collectively the “Site”) is fully owned and operated by FrontRunner Professional, (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”). Company takes your privacy seriously. We feel it is important that you fully understand the terms and conditions under which we use the information we gather from you through the use of our Site. Please read this Privacy Policy ("Policy") carefully to understand how we will use and protect your Personal Information. We will not share your Personal Information with anyone except as described in this Policy. Changes to this Policy will be announced on our Site, so please check back periodically. This Policy forms part of the Company’s TERMS AND CONDITIONS and is incorporated by reference to those Terms and Conditions.
This Policy outlines Company’s general policies and practices for protecting your private information on this Site. It covers why Company collects information, the types of information it gathers, how it uses such information, and the notice and choice affected individuals have regarding Company’s use of and their ability to correct their information. This Policy applies to all personal information received by Company whether in electronic, written, or verbal format.
Company reserves the right to modify this Policy at any time and will do so from time to time. Each modification shall be effective upon its posting to the Site. Your continued use of the Site following any such modification constitutes your acceptance of any change(s) to this Policy. It is therefore important that you review this Policy regularly. If you have any questions concerning this Policy please contact Company at support@frontrunner360.com.
1. Scope
This Policy covers the Site in part and as a whole. However, it does not apply to entities that Company does not own or control, including without limitation, Campaign, advertisers or developers of content. Company may include third-party links on the Site. These third-party sites are governed by their own privacy policies and NOT this Policy. Company therefore has no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these third-party sites. Please check the privacy policy of any third-party site you interact with on or off the Site.
2. General Policy Provisions
Definitions
“Personal Information” includes both “Personally Identifiable Information” and “Non-Personally Identifiable Information”.
"Personally Identifiable Information" refers to information that lets us know the specifics of who you are and can be used to identify, contact or locate you. Personally Identifiable Information is requested when you register with us, make a Donation, correspond with us, or otherwise volunteer information, for instance, through the use of "Contact Us". Personally Identifiable Information may include, without limitation, your name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card number, and other identification and contact information.
"Non-Personally Identifiable Information" refers to information that does not identify a specific individual by itself or in combination with other information. We gather certain information about you based upon what you view on our Site in several ways. This information is compiled and analyzed on both a personal and an aggregated basis. This information may include the Site’s Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") that you just came from, which URL you next go to, what browser you are using, and your Internet Protocol ("IP") address. A URL is the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web (‘Web”). An IP address is an identifier for a computer or device on a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol ("TCP/IP") network, such as the World Wide Web. Networks use the TCP/IP protocol to route information based on the IP address of the destination. In other words, an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web, allowing Web servers to locate and identify your computer. Computers require IP addresses in order for users to communicate on the Internet, browse and shop
“Sensitive Personal Information” means Personal Information that reveals race, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or that concerns an individual’s health.
Notice
Company shall inform you of the purposes for which it collects and uses Personal Information and the types of non-agent third parties to which Company discloses or may disclose that information. Company shall provide you with the choice and means for limiting the use and disclosure of your Personal Information. Notice will be provided in clear and conspicuous language when you are first asked to provide Personal Information to Company, or as soon as practicable thereafter. In any event, you will receive notice before Company uses or discloses the information for a purpose other than that for which it was originally collected.
Choice
Company will offer you the opportunity to choose (opt-out) whether Personal Information is to be disclosed to a third party or to be used for a purpose other than that for which it was originally collected or has subsequently been authorized. For Sensitive Personal Information (when applicable), Company will give you the opportunity to affirmatively or explicitly consent (opt-in) to the disclosure of the information for a purpose other than that for which it was originally collected or has subsequently been authorized. Company will treat Sensitive Personal Information it receives from anyone the same as it would treat its own Sensitive Personal Information.
Security
Company shall take reasonable steps to protect Personal Information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. No company is immune from Internet attacks or data breaches. Company cannot guarantee the security of information on or transmitted via the Internet.
Data Integrity
Company shall only process Personal Information in a way that is compatible with and relevant to the purpose for which it was collected or has been authorized. To the extent necessary for those purposes, Company shall take reasonable steps to ensure that Personal Information is accurate, complete, current, and reliable for its intended use.
How to Access Your Information
Company offers you choices for the collection, use and sharing of Personal Information. You may notify Company of your preferences, or change any Personal Information, by emailing support@frontrunner360.com. Please be sure to provide complete account information so Company can identify you in its records.
You may also stop the delivery of future promotional e-mail from Company by responding directly to any email you receive with a request to remove you from the mailing list.
3.Reasons the Company Collects Personal Information
Company collects your Personal Information because it helps deliver a superior online experience, gives you convenient access to the Site for browsing, and allows key features of the Site to function properly. In order to better provide you with this superior level of customer service, our Site collects two types of information (referred to in this policy as "Personal Information") about our visitors: Personally Identifiable Information and Non-Personally Identifiable Information. In addition, your Personal Information helps Company keep you informed about the latest announcements, special offers, and events that you might like to hear about.
4. Information Company Collects About You
Any time a guest or member (collectively “Users”) accesses the Site they receive a “cookie” from Company. Company uses cookies (small pieces of data stored for an extended period of time on a computer, mobile phone, or other device) to make the Site easier to use and to protect both you and Company. These cookies give Company certain Non-Personally Identifiable Information about your use of the Site. You may remove or block cookies using the settings in your browser, but in some cases that may impact your ability to use the Site. Company may also use pixels, widgets and other tools to gather such Non-Personally Identifiable Information to improve the experience of the website or mobile application.
Company may contract with third-party service providers to assist it in better understanding its Site Users. These service providers are not permitted to use the Non-Personally Identifiable Information collected on Company’s behalf except to help it conduct and improve its business.
When you access the Site from a computer, mobile phone, or other device, Company may collect Non-Personally Identifiable Information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about the user base as a whole. Company will not use the information collected to market directly to that person.
Company keeps track of some of the actions you take on the Site such as member profiles and pages you view. Even if you do not provide certain information, Company may obtain it from you profile or the pages of its Site that you visit. Company may retain the details of connections or transactions you make on the Site.
5. Information You Provide to Company
To become a User, Company shall collect certain Personally Identifiable Information, which you are required to provide. Information that is not required shall be deemed voluntary and you may provide such information, although not mandatory.
While using the Site, you may provide text, files, images, photos, videos, location data, or any other materials (collectively “Content”) to Company by uploading, posting, or publishing the Content on the Site. Frequently, Content you place on the Site will contain a picture of your face. Company may retain the details of connections or transactions you make on the Site.
Where applicable, when you interact with other Users on the Site, you may provide other information about yourself, such as political or topical views, religious affiliation, or marital status. Any information in a public forum is accessible by anyone, including people who are not members of the Site. Please be aware they may share information you give them with other Users you may not know. They may also share the information outside the Site without your prior approval. Company does not have control over the actions of its Users and accepts no responsibility or liability for their actions. Please keep this fact in mind when using the Site, and use care when disclosing Personal Information to other Users of the Site.
Company may also collect information from ads you click on when using the Site. Company may also keep track of links you click on in e-mails you receive from Company. This is done to increase the relevancy of the ads you see.
6. How Company Uses Your Personal Information
Company uses the information you are required to provide to become a User in order to insure you are over the age of thirteen (13). THE SITE IS NOT MEANT TO BE USED BY ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF THIRTEEN (13). If you are under thirteen, please do not attempt to register with the Site or send Company any Personal Information. Company may also use your age information to be sure you receive an age appropriate experience while using the Site.
Company will use the information it collects to provide, without limitation, services and features to you and facilitate payment for any Donations between Campaign Organizers and Donors and provide information to Campaign Organizers and Campaign beneficiaries. Company will also use the information to measure and improve the Site, and to provide you with customer support.
Company may contact you with new or updated products or services, designs, routes, surveys, or other related announcements from time to time. You may opt-out of all communications except essential updates. Company may include Content in the e-mails sent to you.
Certain software applications and applets transmit data to Company. Company may not make a formal disclosure if it believes its collection of and use of the information is the obvious purpose of the Site or its related application. If it is not obvious that Company is collecting or using such information, it will disclose its collection to you the first time you provide the information.
Company may use the information collected to prevent potential illegal activities. Company may also use a variety of methods to detect and address anomalous activity and screen content to prevent abuse.
Company may use your information to serve you personalized advertising. Company does not share your information with advertisers without your consent. Company allows advertisers to choose the characteristics of Users who will see their advertisements. Company may use any of the Non-Personally Identifiable Information it has collected in any fashion to select the appropriate audience. Company will not tell the advertiser who you are as part of this process. When you interact with an advertisement there is a possibility that you may receive a cookie from the advertiser.
7. How Company Shares Your Information
Company shares your Personal Information with third parties when it believes you have permitted such sharing, that it is reasonably necessary to offer services, or when legally required to do so. Company will not share your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties in a way that it thinks violates your privacy. The following non-exhaustive list contains examples of how Company shares or could share your information:
If Site allows you to invite a friend to join the Site or become a User, and you choose to do so, the invitation will contain information that will allow your friend to identify you. The invitation may contain information about other Users your friend might know.
Certain information you provide to Company may be shared by using the Site’s search function. This allows other Users to locate your profile and it allows new Users to find people they know on the Site.
Company provides some public information to search engines. This information allows search engines to locate the Site. It also allows people to locate you on the Site using a major search engine. This does not mean all information you post on the Site may be accessed using a search engine.
There are also times when Company may make certain Personal Information about you available to strategic partners or third parties. These companies may help Company process information, render services to you, manage and enhance customer data, provide customer service, assess your interest in products and services, or conduct research or satisfaction surveys. Without such information being made available, it would be difficult for you to use Company's Site and services.
Company may also share Personal Information when it has a good faith belief it is necessary to prevent fraud or other illegal activity, to prevent imminent bodily harm, or to protect itself and you from people violating the Terms and Conditions of the Site. This may include sharing information with other companies, lawyers, and courts or other government entities.
Company may disclose information pursuant to subpoenas, court orders, or other requests (including criminal and civil matters) if it has a good faith belief that the law requires such a response. This may include requests from jurisdictions outside of the United States if Company has a good faith belief that the response is required by law under the local laws in that jurisdiction, is applicable to users from that jurisdiction, and is consistent with generally accepted international standards.
Company may disclose analyzed data in the form of purchasing trends or statistical data. No Personally Identifiable Information will be attached to this disclosure.
8. Business or Asset Transfer or Sale
Company may be sold, sell or buy businesses or assets of businesses, or merge with another business. In such transactions, Personal Information generally is one of the transferred business assets. Also, in the event that Company, a line of business of Company, or substantially all the assets of Company are transferred, Personal Information may well be one of the transferred assets. Company will make a reasonable effort to provide notice on the Site, and to notify you via e-mail to the most recent e-mail address that you have provided of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
9. Miscellaneous
Privacy of Children
YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THE SITE OR USE ITS SERVICES. IF YOU ARE UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS ANY OF COMPANY’S SERVICES FOR ANY REASON. DUE TO THE AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF COMPANY’S SITE AND SERVICES, NO INFORMATION OBTAINED BY COMPANY FALLS WITHIN THE CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 1998 AND IS NOT MONITORED AS DOING SO.
Protecting children’s privacy is especially important to Company. Company does not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13, but because some information is collected electronically, it can appear to be the Personal Information of someone over the age of 13, and will be treated as such by this Policy. If a child under 13 submits Personal Information and Company learns that Personal Information pertains to a child under 13, it will attempt to delete the information as soon as possible. It is Company’s policy to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws. Therefore, Company restricts the Site and all other provided services to persons 18 years or older.
Agreement with Policy and Continued Use of Site
Unless stated otherwise, Company’s current Policy applies to all information that Company has about you, your account, and access to the Site. By using the Site, you consent to this Policy and having your Personal Information and data transferred and processed as described.
Obituary
THE CHILD THAT WOULD BECOME THE SLEUTH, THE PROTECTOR, THE MENTOR and THE CONFIDANT
Since he was a young child, Albert L. DiGiacomo was inspired to be a crime fighting hero much like the TV shows his sister Mary Anne vividly recalls watching with him: Dragnet, The Detectives, and Zorro were among his favorites. He would run around his childhood home in full Zorro costume - mask, cape, and sword, catching the bad guys and exacting justice.
Al’s youngest sister Diana explains, “As a first-born son in a very proud family, Al knew that position came with the responsibility to care for his siblings, especially his 3 sisters. He was their protector throughout his early years and later, in 1986 after the death of his father, he became the anointed patriarch of the DiGiacomo clan taking his father’s position.”
Without provocation and at the young age of 14, Al possessed the concern and compassion to check in on his older sister, Judy, nightly. Judy was a newly married 19-year-old young mother. As she was alone when her husband worked the evening shift, Judy remembers with total gratitude and awe how Al would come home from school, eat dinner, complete his homework, then call her on the telephone, and talk for hours until her husband walked in the door from work. He would say to her, “I won’t hang up until I know that you’re safe!”
Diana remembers how her big brother was there on one of the most special and sacred day of her life, her wedding day. Distraught about the absence of her father to walk her down the aisle, Albert was honored and stood proud to step up and once again fulfill the role of loving brother and now father.
His sisters describe him as dependable, the voice of reason, deeply caring, disciplined and highly intelligent. Any task or problem to be solved, he approached it calmly and analytically and didn’t finish until it was meticulously completed. To his siblings, Al was the ultimate role model and continued to be this throughout his life.
Al’s parents recognized his many talents and exceptional intellect and enrolled him in Norwood Academy for his elementary education, and St. Joseph Preparatory School for his secondary education.
After graduating from St. Joseph Preparatory School in 1966 at the age of 16, Al aspired to be a police officer. To assure continuity of his father’s funeral home business should anything unforeseen happen to his father, Al attended The Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and obtained his funeral director’s license in 1969. Now that his familial duty was complete, Al could now pursue his dream of a career in law enforcement.
A LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER AND A MAN WHO NEVER FORGOT TO PAY IT FORWARD
Al graduated the Philadelphia Police Academy on December 7, 1970, Class 215. First assigned as a patrol officer to the 18th District, which covered Southwest Philadelphia, he then served in the K-9 Unit. Al’s younger brother, Louis, recalled, “I remember the first time my brother showed up with his dog, a beautiful but scarry looking German Shepard named Shane. It was 1972 and I was 10-years old at the time, and I remember thinking I want to grow up to be as cool as my older brother. There was a big age difference between us – 13 years – and I never told him that I always looked up to him until we talked about his life in his final days. But I think my brother always knew that … just like the detectives that worked for him all commented that Al knew what everybody was thinking.”
Subsequent to K-9, he was assigned to the Juvenile Aid Division for a couple of years. Upon his promotion to Detective, he was then transferred to the District Attorney’s Office. Al honed his investigative skills in his next assignment, the Organized Crime Unit (OCU), where he was mentored by the late Inspector Frank Wallace. While at OCU in 1980, he completed his bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Temple University.
He was promoted to sergeant in 1982, and showing much talent as an investigator, he was transferred to the Central Detective Division. In 1984 he was assigned to the Internal Affairs Division, where he served for two years, before being promoted to lieutenant and appointed to the Police Academy.
While focused intently on his duties at the police academy, Al experienced with great anticipation one of the most amazing and rewarding joys in his life - the birth of his only child, Christopher L. DiGiacomo. Al continued the responsibility as the patriarch of the DiGiacomo family and now had the privilege to begin his own family. He looked forward to the years to come with Chris as they formed that irreplaceable and sacred father/son bond that Al knew so well with his own father.
In 1988 he was assigned to the 3rd Police District, followed by an appointment to the Dignitary Protection Unit. Upon his promotion to Captain in 1991, he was transferred to the Offender Processing Unit. His prior experiences in the various police divisions, coupled with his intellect, insight, and drive, formed the basis of his later tremendous success in his last assignment: the South Detective Division.
In June of 1992, Al took command of South Detectives, and immediately got to work transforming it into what would become the most revered investigative field division in the Philadelphia Police Department. John Gallagher, a retired detective captain, who was a sergeant under Al from 1996 to 1999, and who is now a police chief, said, “There is no question that Al DiGiacomo was one of the most influential figures in the history of the city's Detective Bureau, regardless of rank. As a commander, he was held in such high regard throughout the entire department, but especially in the Bureau." He continued, “The administrative policies and procedures, along with the operational techniques for the division, that Al developed were so unique and effective that then-Police Commissioner John Timoney wanted all detective divisions and units to follow his example. Al was so detail-oriented that, as detective supervisors, he used to drive us crazy, but we loved and respected him and we would do our very best to protect the command's impeccable reputation, because we knew that Al expected nothing less from his management team. Al was a college graduate, but he realized that a cop's education wasn't nearly as important as his character. He valued hard work, grit, effort, and sheer determination more than anything. He was an excellent trainer. Al had great foresight and vision about the department and could almost predict how things would work out in the future for the organization. He had such perspective; he was ahead of his time, and often ahead of what his team was thinking. South Detectives became the premier detective division in the department. The division's reputation was unparalleled, because of the unprecedented leadership of Captain Albert DiGiacomo." Gallagher added, “Al was a man of tremendous character, and he had a moral compass that was second to none. He was dedicated to the core values of the Philadelphia Police Department - Honor, Integrity, and Service.”
Ray Evers, now Inspector in the Central Police Division in Philadelphia, served as a detective in South Detectives under Captain DiGiacomo’s tenure. He recounts, “Al was a visionary. He set the gold standard on how detective divisions should be run at the time, and even to this day. All detective divisions changed how they operated to emulate what South Detectives were doing.” He added, “He wanted you focused, and made you work. Al was a good man.”
Captain DiGiacomo’s management style was one of calm demeanor and attention to detail. He was known for being quick-witted. “Al was very intelligent and if you were a worker, you could always count on his backing. We all make mistakes, but Al always appreciated a persistent investigator who persevered and followed every possible lead to get to the truth. He always appreciated a hard worker and that’s what he instilled in you.” According to Mike Morrin, Deputy Chief of Police at University of Pennsylvania, who was one of Al’s squad lieutenants in the South Division. “Al instilled in you the qualities it took to be a great investigator. He was very detail oriented and expected you to be a detailed investigator. He made you think about what you were doing and the process of investigating. Al was constantly refining the investigative process. Before you met with him in his office about an investigation, you wanted to be ready, to have all the answers, because you knew he was going to think of something that you didn’t think of.”
Frank Vanore serves as a Deputy Police Commissioner in the Philadelphia Police department. He recounts: “I was a sergeant in South Detectives then. Al was very systematic with his orders. The written policies and procedures established at South Detectives under his command at the time had a profound effect on the entire city. He made you a better investigator. I learned a lot being around him.” Deputy Commissioner Vanore recalled one time when he and another detective were working on an investigation. “We went to Al in his office all prepared and confident, showed him the file, and told him that we’ve Identified the suspect of the crime. Al looked at us unimpressed and said, ‘That’s great, but just make sure he doesn’t have a brother.’ Well, we dug a little deeper and found out that, sure enough, the suspect not only had a brother, but he was his twin brother! Upon our discovery, the other detective was astonished and looked at me and said, ‘How in the world did Captain DiGiacomo know he had a brother?’ His foresight was uncanny. Al was always after you to be thorough and troubleshoot the case before you submitted it to him.”
Yet despite his drive for South Detective division to continually be better investigators, Al had a tender, more caring and humorous side. “If I had one word to describe Al DiGiacomo, it would be ‘compassionate’, recalls Gary Neill, a former detective in the South Division, now Physical Security Manager for SAP global security. “Al understood people. He truly cared about your well-being and took an interest in you, which is extremely rare for a top-level manager both in the public and private sector. And once he understood the problem, Al would take the necessary action(s) to help you. He wanted all of us there to succeed and he did everything that he could to help further our careers. There is no doubt he was the most influential captain in my career, a true leader, and I, like many others who worked for him, have all modeled our leadership, management, and people skills after him.”
During his tenure at South Detectives, Al was selected in 1996 to attend the FBI National Academy, a prestigious 11-week training curriculum where less than one percent of police officers world-wide are selected to attend. One of the proudest moments in his career was the completion of the FBI National Academy program, receiving his brick at the end of the Yellow Brick Road obstacle course.
When asked by his brother what the pinnacle of his law enforcement career was, he immediately responded, “My time at South Detectives; they were the golden years.”
In 1999, Al scored very high on the Inspector’s list, and if he stayed in the PPD there was a good chance of him making the rank. At that time another opportunity arose: The Chester County District Attorney’s Office was looking to fill a vacancy for the Chief Detective position. Knowing the politics of promotions in the PPD, he decided to apply for the Chief Detective position. He was appointed by the District Attorney, after reviewing his credentials and the strength of his reputation. While at Chester County Detectives, Al earned his master’s degree in criminal justice from St. Joseph University. He served the citizens of Chester County honorably until 2008.
One did not have to work directly under Captain DiGiacomo to know of his widely regarded reputation, leadership skills and performance record. Bill Jeitner was a computer forensic specialist working in the same building as South Detectives. His department consisted of him and one other person. “I worked directly with the detectives, and I can tell you Al DiGiacomo’s reputation was legendary. When he left the PPD to take the Chief of Detectives job in Chester County, computer forensics was in the early stages of use in fighting crime at that time, but Chester County had no formal computer forensics unit. He was very forward-thinking and ahead of his time and pushed to establish and finalize the architecture for the county’s first computer forensics unit. He knew of me, and I certainly knew of his reputation, so I applied for the job. The position paid significantly less than what I was currently earning in my own business, and I would be taking a 50%+ pay cut. Because of a new challenge and, more importantly, a chance to be mentored and work under the tutelage of Al DiGiacomo, I took the job. Let me just say, similar to what he did when he took over South Detectives, Al transformed the Chester County Detectives unit, and significantly raised the level of professionalism and performance under his leadership. He showed no favoritism and was passionate about helping people in whom he saw talent and drive. Now, as Supervisory Special Agent for the PA Attorney General’s Office Financial Crimes Unit, I look back at that decision in 2004 to work with Al DiGiacomo. Knowing what I’ve learned from him at that time, I would do it again in a heartbeat. He was an impressive leader, and we became good friends.”
Since 2008, Al also worked as a consultant to the Department of Justice, involved in assessment and evaluation of federal grant applications for forensic and management funding requests. Bill Jeitner accompanied Al on many of the Department of Justice meetings. Bill states, “At those meetings he was extremely effective in his presentations and methodical in his thoughts.”
Al was passionate about recognizing law enforcement officers, especially those on patrol, for outstanding performance. As a board member and past-president of Delaware Valley Association of Police Officers, he created and established the "Legion of Excellence" annual award recognizing individual acts of valor and bravery of officers from the five-county Philadelphia metropolitan area. Bill Daly, retired Horsham Township Police Chief, and a member of the Delaware Valley Association, recalls: “Al worked tirelessly to see that officers that did quality police work were properly recognized. He was the face of the Legion of Excellence Award. He always had a ‘never say never’ attitude.”
While at Chester County Detectives, the seeds of Al’s teaching aspirations were sown when his son, Christopher, asked him to give a talk at his school. In 2004, Christopher was a junior at Conestoga High School, and enrolled in a Criminal Justice Class. The instructor asked the students if anyone’s parents had law enforcement experience and if they could come in and talk to the class. Christopher volunteered his father, and Al came to give a talk to the class. “I thought this was going to be bad. Think about it: A bunch of know-it-all teenagers in high school having an outsider come in and talk. That’s a great opportunity to goof off. Instead, the students sat quietly and on the edge of their seats, mesmerized. They were impressed and my dad really liked interacting with the students. At his lecture I saw my dad in a different light; I realized what a ‘natural’ he was at teaching. I was so proud of him. He got invited back every year to talk. That development ignited his passion for teaching.”
After his time in Chester County Detectives, Al’s passion for teaching was realized when he was hired by West Chester University to teach Criminal Justice classes on terrorism, white collar crime, and organized crime. He was a very popular tenured faculty member, and students would seek out his classes. Mary Brewster, Chair of the Criminal Justice Department at WCU states, “He was a well-loved colleague, valued by everyone in the department and very professional in his behavior. In higher education it is very easy to get bogged down and caught up in minutiae, yet Al never sweated the small stuff. Students liked him so much because he was able to synthesize his extensive law enforcement experience with academic concepts. Al mentored so many students with law enforcement aspirations.”
Christopher, who Al affectionately used to call his “Budman,” recalls many memorable times with his father, attending the US Open on Father’s Day, golfing with his father at various courses, his vacations to Avalon, NJ, among others.
IF YOU SHOOK HIS HAND, HE CHANGED YOUR LIFE
If Al was your friend, he was a friend for life. Each one of his friends can remember where and how they met Al, and why they stayed friends for life. On a personal note, Al will be remembered by countless friends who he made so many great memories with, his many buddies at the Jersey shore where they formed lifetime bonds that live on today, and, of course, his golf pals that shared his passion for the game. All who had the pleasure of being in his company, both personally and professionally, knew that he was fun loving, reliable, athletic, and a captivating storyteller. Al exhibited genuine care and concern with authentic loyalty to family, friends, and colleagues consistently throughout his life. Among his many interests were his love for cars, trips to Avalon, NJ, golfing, and cooking.
Louis fondly remembers, “My brother’s attributes of being hard working, having meticulous attention to detail, being respectful to everyone regardless of their status or rank in society, and having high ethical standards, were formed early on by the example set by our parents in raising our family and characteristics all of us siblings live by today.”
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He is survived by his wife Susan DiGiacomo (nee Fields), his loving son, Christopher (Meaghan), cherished twin granddaughters Abigail and Isabelle, beloved siblings Judith Ann DiGiacomo, Maryanne Kurtz (Chick), Louis A. DiGiacomo (Susan), and Diana Capirano, and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. Al was preceded in death by his parents, the late Louis A. and Anne B. DiGiacomo (nee Burke).
Relatives, friends, members of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, The Delaware Valley Chiefs of Police Association, and faculty at West Chester University, are invited to attend his visitation Monday, February 27, 8:15am until 10:15am at Louis A. DiGiacomo Funeral Home, Inc., 1055 Southampton Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19116, followed by his concelebrated funeral mass, 11:00am at St. Christopher Church, 13301 Proctor Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19116. Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Delaware Valley Association of Professional Police Officials, c/o The Legion of Excellence Award, 1760 South Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18901, or Tunnel to Towers Foundation at t2t.org.
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Monday, February 27th, 2023 | 11:00amWhenMonday, February 27th, 2023 11:00amLocationSt. Christopher ChurchAddress13301 Proctor RoadPHILADELPHIA, PA 19116-3716OfficiantRev. Msgr. Joseph P. GarvinCo-CelebrantRev. Sean P. EnglishRev. Joseph F. Okonski -
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