Rano Paul Papini, 54, of Kansas City, Missouri, died peacefully after a valiant battle against pancreatic cancer on December 3, 2009 in Tubac, Arizona, in the company of his loving family. He is survived by his wife, Rita, daughters Amber Papini and Gia Papini Lee, his mother, Ruth Papini, sister, Claire McJunkin, brother, Penn Papini, and a grandson, Arthur Rano Lee. A celebration of his life will be held for family, friends and fans at 1pm on Thursday, December 10th, at The American Restaurant in Kansas City, where he played the piano with verve and flair for over 20 years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Rano Papini Memorial fund in support of the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, http://www.pancreatic.org/memorial/rano (310) 473-5121.
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