In Memory of Dario Pisano

Dario Pisano

Spouse: Keiko Pisano
Children: Manae, Amy, Sunny, Esther
DOB: August 27, 1955
Blessing Date: January 6, 1982
Ascension: January 10, 2025
Seonghwa Ceremony: Saturday, Jan 18 at 11 AM PST at 10007 NE 108th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98662

Dario Pisano was the 5th of 7 children born to Roman Catholic parents in Sardinia, Italy in 1955. He had an active and happy childhood in the Italian countryside, but by early adulthood became a self-proclaimed Communist Atheist, having experienced a harsh education and military training.

He was witnessed to in 1977 at the age of 22. Having felt there was something special about this group, he joined the Unification Movement after experiencing a unique spiritual incident that left him assured of God's existence.

After witnessing & fundraising throughout Italy & England, he volunteered to relocate to America to participate in 7+ years of MFT. He eventually became a state leader for Washington (Yakima). Dario loved his homeland and would return throughout the years to visit, but he ultimately considered Washington his home.

In 1982, Dario was picture-matched to Keiko Okada (of Japan) alongside 2,075 other couples at Madison Square Garden in New York City, USA.

Dario and Keiko raised their four daughters (Manae, Amy, Sunny, and Esther) in the Vancouver, Washington area, attending the Portland Family Church in West Linn, Oregon for 40+ years.

He worked for 24 years at Wacom Technology to support his family, and was an active volunteer in both faith & secular communities. He volunteered for many years at Camp Tongil and PNW Winter Workshops, where you would find him running errands, cooking alongside his wife, and encouraging kids in the lunch line to "Take what you want, but eat what you take!".

Dario was passionate about food and always said "Food is God's Love," and usually followed that line with a few dance steps. This passion would lead him to creating a food distribution chain that took local surplus groceries and gave them to families, shelters, and nonprofits. He always made sure that guests in his home had a full belly and leftovers by the time they'd leave.

Many may have known him directly, or as “the loud Italian dad” of Manae, Amy, Sunny, and Esther. He was many things – the best party host, the goofiest dancer, a great advice-giver. He was compassionate, encouraging, and faithful. But above all, Uncle Dario prided himself in being "A Son of God"; striving to appreciate his blessings, gifting those blessings to others, and being a consistent source of joy, laughter, and love.

Dario & Keiko achieved the level of "CheonBo Couple" in recent years, and loved to travel to new countries with their daughters, and eat at all-you-can-eat buffets. He and his wife fulfilled their desire to have all four daughters Blessed within the UC Faith (the first daughter in 2009, and the other three daughters in 2020).

Dario survived 3 heart attacks and 1 stroke, only to then be diagnosed with esophageal & stomach cancer in January 2023. He was a fighter until the very end.

Dario Pisano passed away on Friday, January 10th at 10:21 am, surrounded by his daughters, grandchildren, and wife holding him. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Keiko, his five beautiful daughters, and his four cherished grandchildren.

He is greatly loved and dearly missed.
And surely doing incredible works for True Father now in God's Heavenly Kingdom.