Photo courtesy of Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory - Crystal Lake
Cary, Illinois
Jeffrey Carlo Velatini, 54, of Cary, died Tuesday December 2, 2014 at home surrounded by family.
Jeff was proud of his Italian heritage but even more proud of the fact that he had two distinct eyebrows and no back hair. A lifelong Chicago White Sox apologist, he was eager to point out the number of years the Cubs had gone without a World Series win. It?s been one hundred and six years. This remains the longest championship drought in North American professional sports. The longest.
Jeff loved Grey Goose, good whiskey, and a fine cigar while complaining about the odors emanating from the kitchen of his wife of nearly fourteen years. ?What smells like ass?? was a favorite phrase.
Jeff (a.k.a Tony) is survived by his pretty wife, Elizabeth (a.k.a. Biz Ann Mae Alcott DeFazio DiGiorno, nee Hills); children, Joseph Carlo (Liz) Velatini and Hannah Hills; his parents, Carl and Bonnie Velatini; sister, Jody Velatini; mother-in-law, Jerry Hills; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorial visitation will be held from 4-9p.m., Friday, December 5, 2014, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014. Burial will be held privately. Ashes to be scattered at the place where the White Sox play (Jeff refused to acknowledge the name ?U.S. Cellular Field?), Soldier Field, and in Ponte Vecchio, Italy.
Memorials may be made to Rainbow Hospice, www.rainbowhospice.org.
Beth,I'm so very sorry for your loss.I was a friend of Jeff's from Churchill thru Hoffman.Jeff was ton of fun to be around,very quick wit and dished the buisness like no one else-I'm smiling as I write this because he was always smiling. I'm sorry I lost touch with him because he was one of a kind,a very generous fella-smart too.MY condolences to you and you family.God BLess
Sincerely,
Mark Caple
February 15, 2015
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of Jeff. It's been many years since we worked together and I'm afraid I've lost track. He was an amazingly smart and funny man. My sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Marlene Eeg
February 07, 2015 | Knoxville, TN
I love you!
Today would have been our 14th anniversary. I miss you more every day!
All my love, Biz Ann Mae Alcott DiFazio
Biz Velatini
December 22, 2014 | Cary, IL
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your
time of grief. May your memories bring you
comfort.
The staff of Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care
December 11, 2014
Beth: I'm so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in our prayers.
Anne O'Loughlin
December 09, 2014
Bonnie, Carl, Jody and the entire Velatini family,
Barb and I are deeply saddened with reading in the Sunday Tribune about Jeff's passing. We have always thought highly of him. He was a great guy and will be remembered for the smiles, laughter and his fun persona.
The world lost a shinning star.
Respect and Love.
Dan and Barb Hanrahan
Dan Hanrahan
December 08, 2014 | Woodridge, IL
Beth so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers. Mary Miller
December 08, 2014
Elizabeth and Family, so sorry for your loss. I had the pleasure of meeting Jeff in high school and we became fast friends.Although I moved away from Illinois in '77, it was great to connect back up with him in recent years on a trip back to Illinois. It was great to reminisce over old times.I have stayed connected through text. I have many fond memories of Jeff.He will be greatly missed.
Lenny Morgese, Syracuse, NY
December 05, 2014
I am honored to have shared time with Jeff dining, tailgating, watching sports on TV and all those visits on his beloved patio. When I look over I will always see you sitting there.
George Hahne
December 05, 2014 | Cary, IL
