March 10, 1951 - October 28, 2026

Dear friends,

Diana Stefanini, a beloved member of the Apollo Center of the Fellowship of Friends, completed her task on October 28, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., due to complications from several recent strokes. 

Diana was born on March 10, 1951, and was 75 years old on her last birthday. She joined the Fellowship on September 1, 1972, in Sacramento, California, and spent her last fifty years in the Fellowship at Apollo. 

Diana was instrumental in creating many of the fine wines produced at our Renaissance Winery. She studied viticulture and oenology at the University of California at Davis, and possessed a fine and discriminating palate. Later in life, Diana worked in information technology consulting for the State of California, and built a home at Apollo with her husband Gianni. They owned the Apollo Olive Oil company, producing award-winning olive oils.

Her dedication to the school for 54 years and her love and appreciation for Robert were hallmarks of her being.

She will be missed. 

On behalf of all who knew you, we give thanks.  

The Elysian Society

Death is our friend precisely because it brings us into absolute and passionate presence
with all that is here, that is natural, that is love. Death stands before eternity and says Yes.

Rilke