REGALIA, MORRO

Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at 06:51:28 :

Independent Journal
Thursday, Jan. 10, 1985
Section B, page 4

JAMES J. REGALIA

James J. Regalia, a retired San Rafael city employee, died Wednesday at Rafael Convalescent Hospital at the age of 96.

Mr. Regalia, a native of Italy, had lived most of his life in San Rafael. He came to San Rafael when he was 16.

Mr. Regalia had ventured into San Francisco on the day of the 1906 earthquake and fire and was quickly handed a shovel and told to go to work.

Late, he worked for two years on the railroad and in the mines in Alaska. In 1912, Mr. Regalia returned to San Rafael where he married the former Mary Morro. She died in 1945.

In Marin, he was employed by the railroad and then the local water company. Mr. Regalia later worked for the San Rafael street department and put in many of the streets in town. He retied 24 years ago.

He is survived by two sons, Elvus Regalia of San Rafael and James Regalia of Rohnert Park; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Mission San Rafael Arcangel. Entombment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery in San Rafael. The rosary will be recited at 8 tonight at Keaton’s Mortuary in San Rafael.