Virgil P. Diamond – Grindstone

Virgil P. Diamond, 74, of Grindstone, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. He was born on June 3, 1947, in Brownsville, to the late Virgil D. and Helen Simyak Diamond. He was a Vietnam veteran and a member of the American Legion in Belle Vernon and the NRA. He is survived by his wife, Patti J. Wall Diamond; two children, Christopher Diamond and Katherine Diamond; granddaughter, Florence Banovich; six siblings, David Diamond and wife Josephine, Caroline Fecek and husband Ron, Eugene Diamond and wife Patty, Andrew Diamond, Roger Diamond and wife Mary Lou, and Helen Buchko and husband John; numerous nieces and nephews; and his beloved cats, Cleo, Fluffy and Buddy. He was predeceased by his brother, Daniel Diamond. Friends will be received at SKIRPAN FUNERAL HOME, 135 Park St., Brownsville, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. A prayer service will be held, followed by a funeral Mass, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at the Historic Church of St. Peter, Brownsville, with the Rev. Father Timothy Kruthaupt as celebrant. Interment will take place in St. Mary Cemetery with full military rites accorded by American Legion Posts 940, 275 and 838, www.skirpanfuneralhome.com.