09/25/2024
It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we inform you of the death of one of our founding partners, Carmen Eanni, who passed away on September 14, 2024.
He was born in Dover, NJ, on July 16, 1934, as the sixth of seven children born to Italian immigrants, Serafino and Josephina Eanni. At age 12, Carmen and his family traveled from New Jersey to California joining other family members in the Hanford area to live and work in the ideal climate of The Golden State.
He graduated from Hanford High in 1952 and was recruited to play football for Fresno City College as a fullback. Another highlight at FCC was meeting the love of his life, Rose Marie. They had a 3-year engagement and married in Fresno on June 29, 1957 after he served in the 82nd Airborne Division and 77th Special Forces Group as a Green Beret during the Korean War.
Mr. Eanni attended San Francisco State earning a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, and UC Hastings College of Law earning his Juris Doctorate in 1963. After law school, the couple returned to Fresno and he worked as a Deputy District Attorney for 18 months before entering private practice in 1966. Two years later, he became a shareholder in the Fresno Law Firm of Miles, Sears & Eanni, APC.
For 54 years, Mr. Eanni was a dedicated trial lawyer in the fields of general personal injury, product liability, and professional negligence. He was a member of the California State Bar, the Disciplinary Review Department of the State Bar Court (1979-1984), the Fresno County Bar Association, the California Trial Lawyers Association (President, Fresno Chapter, 1969-1971, Chairman, Recognition of Experience Committee, 1979-1980), and the American Bar Association.
Mr. Eanni was one of the founding members of Big Brothers Big Sisters and an avid coach of youth football.
Mr. Eanni is survived by his devoted wife, Rose Marie, of 67 years, daughter Nikki Helmer and her husband Jay, son John Eanni and his wife Kellie, grandsons Jonathan and Dylan Eanni, sister Anna Batti, in-laws, nieces, nephews and many dear friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.