Dana L. DiEsposti Obituary (1973 - 2016)

"Forever In Our Hearts" Our loving son, uncle, nephew, cousin & friend joined his Nana & Pap-Pap in heaven on October 8, 2016. Dana was born to Donna (DiEsposti) Groves on March 27, 1973 in Bountiful Utah. Dana attended Mountain View High in Orem, Utah and graduated from Los Alamos High in New Mexico in 1991. He later joined the Navy where he served his country as a Corpsman/surgical technologist for 4 yrs. He left the service with an honorable discharge in 1995. Dana continued his passion in the medical field until his passing. He had a great love for the outdoors. Dana also had a love for Scouting. He attended the National Boy Scout Jamboree in 1989 and received his Eagle Scout Award in 1990. Dana was an amazing chef and loved to share his talent with family and friends. Dana's favorite thing to do was to spend time with his nephew Aiden (his little "Chumba Bear"). He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Dominic & Edythe DiEsposti. He is survived by his mother, Donna Groves; nephew, Aiden Groves; sister, Ashley Groves; step sister, Erica Groves; uncle, Dominic DiEsposti Jr.; aunt, Tina McPheeters; and cousins, Angela Fiorello, Nicholas Beorchia and Anthony Beorchia. Graveside services for Dana will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 1:00 pm at Lakeview Memorial Estates, 1640 E Lakeview Drive, Bountiful Utah. An open house "Celebration of Life" for Dana will be held following his graveside services at 537 Perry's Hollow Rd., Salt Lake City. All friends are invited to join in Dana's celebration throughout the evening. Online condolences: www.jenkins-soffe.com. Dana was loved by all who met him and will be dearly missed. Funeral Home: Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary-Murray 4760 South State Street Murray, UT 84107