Amador Valley High Grad, Retired Fire Dispatcher Dies

PLEASANTON, CA — A retired Alameda County Fire Department dispatcher died earlier this month after battling cancer. Castro Valley native and Pleasanton resident Genevieve Giordano was surrounded by her family when she died on Feb. 5 after battling a rare form of soft tissue sarcoma, fire officials said.

Giordano, who started with the Alameda County Fire Department in 2008, recently retired. Giordano graduated from Amador Valley High in 1994 and attended Las Positas College.

"We not only grieve the passing of a remarkable, selfless and caring woman but also for the loss her family, friends and loved ones suffer," fire officials said.

A GoFundMe page launched to help Giordano has garnered more than $14,000 since it was launched in 2017. Donations continue to come in.

Services will be held for Giordano at Cedar Grove Community Church in Livermore on Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, her family asks donations be made to Escalon Covenant Church, 1155 Escalon Rd., Escalon, CA 95320 to the Alaska Missions Trip Scholarship, in her honor.

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