Dean Patti, age 50, of Norwalk, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at Fisher Titus Medical Center. He was born August 21, 1957 in Sandusky, where he had lived until moving to Texas for 7 years and has lived in the Norwalk area since 1988. Dean was a truck driver and enjoyed riding Harley Davidson motorcycles. Dean is survived by a very special companion of 19 years Judy K. Albietz of Norwalk; her 2 sons, William Albietz of Norwalk and Jason Albietz of New London; 1 brother, Richard (Diane) Patti of Castalia; sister in law, Rosemary Patti of Indiana; special niece, Shay Patti; nephew, Randall (Trisha) Patti; great nephew Michael; other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nicholas and Ruth (Nimrichter) Patti and brother, Donald Patti. A private service will be held at a later date.