Aeneas C. Gauani, 76 DOVER - Aeneas C. Gauani, 76, of Dover, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Bayhealh-Kent General Hospital, Dover. He was born on Dec. 1, 1933, in Sampaloc Manka, Philippines, to the late Arturo and Eulogia Cuenca Gauani. Mr. Gauani was a retired supervisor with the Greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. He was instrumental in the beginning of WMATA service in Washington, D.C. He is also a retired and decorated U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant who received the Bronze Star for his service in the Vietnam War. Prior to his service in the U.S. Air Force he also served in the U. S. Navy. He graduated from Roxas High School and Mapau Institute of Technology all in the Philippines. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Francine T. Gauani; and a sister, Josefina Gauani. He is survived by his wife, Shirley T. Gauani of Dover; sons, Mattheus T. Gauani of Hyattsville, Md., and Arthur T. Gauani of Dover; daughter, Patricia T. Gauani of Dover; brother, Hector C. Gauani of Dover; sisters, Helen C. Hernal of the Phillipines, and Proserpina G. Magat of Baltimore, Md. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 7, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Dover. Burial will be at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Camden. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 6, at the Trader Funeral Home, 12 Lotus Street, Dover. Letters of condolences may be sent to www.delmarvaobits.com or traderfh@aol.com.