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Meet The Diemidio Family: Two Times the Fun
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By Alexandra Sullivan, Resident since 2017
Eighteen years ago, just across the bay, at a restaurant on Burlingame Avenue, Tony and Janielle Diemidio met and began their story. After a few years of casually dating, the two of them decided that they were definitely right for one another and settled into a serious relationship. Fast forward to the most romantic of all dates, Valentine’s Day, of 2011, where Tony got down on one knee and asked Janielle to be his bride. From there it was the surprise of a lifetime (twins!), a fun and carefree fall wedding in September 2016, and a desire to move off the peninsula, that brought the Diemidio family here to Danville three years ago.
Janielle Diemidio (née Bryan) was born and raised on the peninsula. She attended the University of Arizona and San Francisco State, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Janielle now holds the position of Payroll Director for the Golden State Warriors - color the rest of us jealous!
Tony works at Acco Engineering Systems. He’s been there for the last 10 years, designing, building, and maintaining industrial and commercial cooling and chilled water systems for biotech companies around the Bay Area.
On a day to day basis, Janielle finds herself completely outnumbered in a house full of men (pets included!). In 2012, Janielle and Tony welcomed their twin boys, Trey and Parker. Although they are fraternal twins, most people swear they are identical. “They were born 10 1/2 weeks early and spent two months in the hospital before they got to come home.” These days both boys are thriving in their first grade classes. Trey loves to draw and make his own books and Parker really enjoys reading and math.
Parker and Trey are both strapping, athletic, young boys. They rotate between different sports each season, playing football, basketball, baseball, and soccer. When they’re not playing a team sport they practice jiu jitsu locally. The whole family are die-hard Bay Area sports fans - the Giants, Niners, Sharks and of course, Warriors. Mom and Dad say,
The Diemidios have a 10-year-old bulldog named Deuce. He is an 80 lb. loveable hunk who loves all the attention he gets when walking around town. The other four-legged adventurer is Bentley, their 11-year-old cat. “In 2013 when we were living in San Mateo, Bentley went missing. We put up flyers and checked in with the shelters daily with no luck. Four months after moving to Danville (4 years later), Janielle received a call one night from a microchip company letting us know that someone had found Bentley! She drove to pick him up the next day.” If cats could talk, surely Bentley would have stories for days!
In 2016 the Diemidios moved to Danville from San Mateo. “We moved to Danville to get away from the overcrowded, overpriced Peninsula. Both of us were born and raised there, and when we visited Danville it reminded us so much of how the Peninsula used to be growing up…and we instantly fell in love and knew it was where we wanted to call home.” They now live in the Podva West neighborhood and love how quiet and quaint the whole area is.
During the summers they head south to Huntington Beach for some fun in the sand. So as to not leave any seasonal sports out, in the winter the whole family loves to travel to Bear Valley, CA for a day of snowboarding. They’ve always loved visiting nearby Arnold. “It’s really become our little home away from home getaway, so we decided to build our very own cabin there!” Snowboarding in the winter, relaxing by the lake in the summer - Arnold makes for the perfect unplugged family trip.
The Diemidios live by their motto “Work hard and be grateful.” This fun-loving and incredibly kind family are exactly who you’d want to live near you, and probably watch a game or two with. Welcome to Danville, Tony and Janielle!
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