Louis Paolillo of Arlington Heights, Illinois
It is with a heavy but grateful heart that we share the peaceful passing of Louis A. Paolillo Jr. Lou passed away on February 26th at the age of 79 in his Florida home, surrounded by family and friends.
Lou was born July 3, 1944 in Queens, New York, to the late Louis and Rita (Martini) Paolillo. Lou was also preceded in death by his brother Joseph Paolillo. He married his high school sweetheart, Jackie Guillou on September 23, 1967, and moved to Illinois in 1972 where they raised their family in Buffalo Grove. They were married for 56 years.
Lou graduated from Bryant High School in 1962 and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Pace University, a Master's Degree from The Baruch School of City University of New York, and a CPA certification.
Lou worked at CBS and Kraft while in New York. In 1978, he joined Motorola in Schaumburg, IL. Over his 28 years at Motorola, he held various positions in Accounting and Finance. His time at Motorola involved traveling all over the world. He retired from Motorola in 2006 as a Senior Vice President of Finance.
His family was his pride and joy. Growing up, he loved spending time with his family and cousins at Rocky Point, Long Island. His love for the water continued throughout his life, including fishing and boating on Lake Michigan, yearly family vacations to Lake of the Ozarks, and finally retiring at Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda, Florida. He loved being with his grandkids and spent countless hours at school events, football, soccer, basketball, and Special Olympic games. He enjoyed family dinners and playing games with his family, especially Hearts. In retirement, he was fortunate to meet a great group of new friends and enjoyed golfing, playing bocce, traveling and many social events with them. He brought joy and laughter to those lucky enough to meet him, and boy, could he tell a story.
Along with his wife Jackie, Lou is survived by daughter Chris (Dean) Weede, Arlington Heights, IL, son Rob (Jolene) Paolillo, Huntington, IN and 5 grandchildren; Rob, Katie, Kayla, Rebecca and Alyssa.
Please join his family in a celebration of a life well lived. Visitation from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60004. Prayers 9:30 am, Wednesday March 13, 2024 from the funeral home, proceeding to St. Mary Catholic Parish, 10 N. Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 for Mass at 10:30 am. Interment following Mass at St. Mary Parish Cemetery.
Lou was a generous contributor to many local charities. He was actively involved in the Knights Of Columbus, American Red Cross, Junior Achievement and Habitat for Humanity to name a few. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to his favorite organization: The Huntington County Special Olympics, PO Box 5252, Huntington, IN 46750 or a charity of your choice.
May he rest in peace! |