Emile Fallo

Mr. Emile Fallo Jr., age 88, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Mr. Fallo was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a U.S. Navy Veteran serving during the Korean War. He was the owner of Coast Data Processing. He was a Project Planner in the Data Processing Division of Keesler Air Force Base and past employee of Grand Casino and Casino Magic. Mr. Fallo was a member of Nativity BVM, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Biloxi Yacht Club, United Way Fund, Biloxi Jaycees, Elks Lodge, and The Italian American Society. Mr. Fallo’s accomplishments for the betterment of the Mississippi Gulf Coast include: Commissioner, Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority from August 25, 1977 through February 28, 1995, where we helped take the airport from a hanger to its now modern facility after Hurricane Camille; helped create the Jaycee’s March of Dimes High School Basketball Tournament; Commodore of Biloxi Yacht Club; President of Biloxi Jaycees; received the Distinguished Service Award by the Biloxi Junior Chamber of Commerce; and also received Biloxi’s Outstanding Citizen Award from The Lions Club for his distinguished civic work with the Biloxi Jaycees. Mr. Fallo was preceded in death by his father, Emile J. Fallo Sr.; his mother, Angelina Diliberto Fallo; brother, J.B. Fallo; daughter, Patricia Ann Fallo; and grandson, Kenneth Ray Renfro, II. He leaves behind his daughters, June Carolyn Fallo, Gwynne Fallo, Anita Marie (Frederick) Eckles and Emilee Jo Fallo; and step-son, Patrick Flannery. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Charlene Eckles, Frederick Eckles Jr. and Robert Eckles; and great-grandsons, Frederick Michael Eckles and Robert Evan Eckles. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Nativity BVM Cathedral with a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m. A graveside service will follow in Old Biloxi Cemetery. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, is honored to serve the Fallo family.