photo of Gary DiSano after he had been elected president of the 2010 Tournament of Roses.

Gary DiSano

President of the Tournament of Roses Association dies in Pasadena

PASADENA, Calif. (Associated Press) Gary DiSano, the president of the Tournament of Roses Association who was to preside over the 2010 New Year's celebration in Pasadena, died Sunday. He was 62.

Tournament of Roses Executive Vice President Jeffrey Throop says DiSano died of cancer at his home in San Juan Capistrano.

DiSano chose the parade theme, "2010: A Cut Above the Rest."

He started working with the organization in 1972 and spent his first parade manning a traffic barricade.

DiSano also served as a Newport Beach planning commissioner and on the city's Economic Development Committee.

Gary DiSano

September 20, 2009

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