On January 20, at Mater Dei Hospital, LINO DELIA, aged 88, passed peacefully away, comforted by the rites of the Holy Church.

He leaves to mourn his loss his beloved wife The Noble Christine née Cassar DeSain, his children Alison and her husband David Perotti, Roberta Borg Manduca and her partner Simon DeBono, his daughter-in-law Lubomira, widow of his son James, his doting grandchildren Kristina, Andrew, Nicholas, Alexia, Emma, Klara and Bibyana, his sister Frida Gollcher, his in-laws Marchioness Vivian Cassar DeSain, The Noble Nathalie Savill and The Noble Michael Cassar DeSain, nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends.

The funeral cortège leaves Mater Dei Hospital on Tuesday, January 25 at 8.30am for St Julian’s parish church, where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 9am.

Interment will take place privately at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery.

Lord, grant him eternal rest.