MONSIGNOR FRANK A LAGANA died peacefully on Monday, October 20, 2003. He was 90 years old. Msgr. Lagana was the senior priest of the diocese of Galveston-Houston, having been ordained on May 18, 1939 by the late Bishop C.E. Byrne at the St. Mary Seminary Chapel, La Porte, Texas. He served the church as assistant Pastor of Shrine of the True Cross Church, Dickinson (1939-1951) and was the founding Pastor of Queen of Peace Church, La Marque (1951 - until his retirement in 1983). He was named a Domestic Prelate with the title Monsignor on December 10, 1965. He was an accomplished figure ice skater who skated until injury forced him to "hang up his skates" at age 79. Msgr. Lagana was preceded in death by his parents Domenico and Anna Marie Lagana, sister Eugenia Quinn, brother Fst. Lt. Fortunato Lagana, great nephew Peter Sunseri and nephew-in-law Henry J. Trochesset. He is survived by sisters Angela Pieri and Sr. Mary Grace Lagana, D.C., nieces Yvonne Trochesset and Andrea Sunseri and husband Carroll, great nieces and nephews Carolyn Sunseri, Stephanie Doyle and husband Patrick, Wallace Trochesset and wife Shannon, Frank Trochesset and wife Trudy, Henry A. Trochesset and wife Brenda, Duggan E. Trochesset and wife Robin, and Christopher Trochesset and wife Michelle, as well as 6 great grand nieces and 10 great grand nephews. Visitation will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a Vigil for the deceased at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22 at Queen of Peace Church, 1224 Cedar Drive, La Marque, Texas. The funeral mass will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 23, 2003 at Shrine of the True Cross Church, 300 Pine Drive, Dickinson, Texas, with most Reverend Joseph Fiorenza, Bishop of the Diocese as celebrant and priests of the diocese as con-celebrants. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery. In Lieu of flower, it is requested that donations be sent to the St. Mary Basilica Restoration Fund, 2011 Church St., Galveston, TX. 77550. Crowder Funeral Home Dickinson, Texas 281-337-1515