Richard P. WIELINSKI

WIELINSKI Richard P. Richard P. Wielinski, age 70, of Ft. Myers, FL (formerly of Maumee, OH) died peacefully on December 21, 2011, at Hope Hospice House following a year long battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 491/2 years, Katherine (Wiczynski); daughter, Julie Hilton (Robert) of Clinton Twp., MI; son, Jeffrey (Tracey Haas) of Pepperell, MA; granddaughters, Kristine Rose Hilton and Emma Catherine Wielinski; brother and sisters, Joanne Konopinski (Virgil), Donna Pawlicki (Robert) and John Wielinski (Judy) and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Helen (Czerminski) Wielinski; sister, Lois Conti and sister-in-law, Pam Wielinski. Richard was a Cub Scout Master and President of Greenwood Elementary School Football Association. He was an avid golfer and he was lucky enough to score a hole in one at two separate clubs, Brandywine Golf and Country Club (Maumee, OH) and Olde Hickory Golf and Country Club (Ft. Myers, FL). His first love and favorite pastime was fishing. He was a draftsman by trade, employed early in his career by the Bulman Corporation. He was Vice-President of Crown Store Equipment Company and then owner and President of S.W. Store Equipment Company, a fixture company that designed interiors of many types of stores using blueprints that he had drawn himself, a skill that he had mastered and was very proud of. His sarcastic humor will be missed by all of his family and friends. Memorial services will be held at St. Columbkille Catholic Church on January 7, 2012 at 10 a.m. Resting place Pope John XXIII Memorial Gardens in Fort Myers Fl. Contributions can be made to Hope Hospice of Ft. Myers, FL at www.hopehospice.org or St. Jude's Children's Hospital.