Age 68, Deacon of the Roman Catholic Church, Lawton - Funeral Mass will be 10:00 AM Monday in the Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Kirk Larkin, Pastor, and other clergy of the Archdiocese, officiating. Rev. Mr. Dulcamara died early on Monday at his home surrounded by his wife and children after a long battle with cancer. Burial with full military honors will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. A Rosary will be held at 6:30 PM and a Vigil service will be held at 7:00 PM Sunday, April 12, 2009 at the Holy Family Catholic Church. He was born on August 14, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan to Peter and Mildred Dulcamara. He married Carol Jean Nowicki on August 23, 1958 in Detroit. He retired as a Major after having served for 21 years with distinction in the US Army, including a tour of duty as a decorated helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Later in his life, he was called by God to the ministry of the Diaconate in the Catholic Church. He was ordained a permanent Deacon by the Most Rev. Eusebius J. Beltran in the year of our Lord 1998, November 6. His ministry included visiting the sick and terminally ill in nursing homes, at home and in the hospital, and delivering meals on wheels. Survivors include his wife, three children and their spouses, Pam and Kent Mindemann of Apache, Peter B. and Gina Dulcamara of Neenah, Wisconsin, and Paolo and Luz Elena Dulcamara of Lawton; six grandchildren, Justin Hall and Wyatt Mindemann, Rachel and Peter J. Dulcamara, and Carlos and Sofia Dulcamara; two great grandchildren, Tanner Mindemann and Mialee Hall; a brother, Jerry Dulcamara of St. Clair Shores, Michigan; and a sister, Kay Fulgenzi of Grosse Point, Michigan. His parents and a granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Mindemann, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, PO Box 2074, Lawton, Oklahoma 73502 or to Catholic Charities, 11 NW 44th Street, Lawton, Oklahoma 73505.