Anthony J. DiGiovanni | Anesthesiologist, 69

Anthony J. DiGiovanni, 69, of Springfield, Delaware County, an anesthesiologist at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park for more than 30 years, died of esophageal cancer Sunday at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby.

Dr. DiGiovanni retired from Taylor Hospital in June 2006, his wife, Elaine LoMonaco DiGiovanni, said. He continued to work part time at Taylor until becoming ill.

A native of South Philadelphia, Dr. DiGiovanni graduated from St. Joseph's Preparatory School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and a medical degree from Hahnemann Medical School, interned at Misericordia Hospital in Philadelphia, and completed a residency in anesthesiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. From 1968 to 1970 he served in the Navy in Rhode Island.

Dr. DiGiovanni and his wife were introduced by her mother and his aunt on a beach in Wildwood and married in 1965.

He loved fishing at their vacation home in Somers Point, N.J.; visiting Maine, where their son Stephen lives; dining out; and cooking, his wife said. His specialties were crab cakes, lasagna, and pancakes with M&Ms for the grandchildren.

In addition to his wife and son, Dr. DiGiovanni is survived by another son, Joseph; a sister; and four grandchildren.

A Funeral Mass will be said at 11 a.m. today at St. Dorothy Roman Catholic Church, Township Line and Burmont Roads, Drexel Hill. Friends may call from 10 a.m.