Christopher Shillito

Family-Placed Obituary

SHILLITO, Christopher "Babo" Thomas Age 56, died March 15, 2007. Born March 10, 1951, he was the husband of Beverly Fischer Shillito, father of Elizabeth (Libby), Bryant and Bradley Shillito, and the son of the late Mary Ann (Silbereis) and Thomas Shillito. Chris, a life long resident of Dayton, graduated from Chaminade High School in 1969. A graduate of Wright State University and University of Dayton Chris earned degrees in Electrical Engineering, Public Administration, Economics and Business Administration. As a U.S. government employee and as a consultant, Chris assessed innumerable companies to various military, commercial, and ISO standards. In 1994, tapping into his entrepreneurial spirit, Chris founded EAGLE Registrations Inc. with his wife Beverly. Chris is survived by his wife and three children; three siblings – Mark and his wife Elaine Shillito of Fairborn; Jennifer Shillito-Fries and her husband Lou Fries of Butler Township; and Ann and her husband Jim Rougier of Dayton; eight nieces and nephews – Sam Voris and his wife Angie of Wesley Chapel, Florida; Amy Burnside and her husband Tom of Orlando, Florida; Scott Shillito of Fairborn; Todd Shillito and his wife Jennifer of Enon; Alex Fries of Butler Township; Emily, Rebecca and Zachery Rougier of Dayton; five great nieces and nephews – Keegan, Konnor, Kaitlyn, Evan and Trevor; an uncle Barry Shillito and his wife Eileen (Cottman) of San Diego, California; an uncle Joe Silbereis of Atlanta, Georgia; a great aunt Helen "Mickey" (Finn) O'Connor of Louisville, Kentucky and many Shillito, O'Connor, Silbereis, Wildenhaus and Fischer family members, co-workers, and close friends. Chris was preceeded in death by his parents Tom and Mary Ann Shillito; his sister Marcia Voris; and his Aunt Rita and Uncle Ed Wildenhaus. Chris will be remembered as a passionate man who loved coaching his children's athletic teams and being a part of the Chaminade Julienne Football chain gang. Chris will be remembered as a man who would do anything for his family. Chris was about to fulfill a dream with his sons Brad and Bry and hike the Appalachian Trail. Brad and Bry are planning on continuing on the hike in memory of their father. Visitation with the family will be held on Sunday, March 18 at the TOBIAS FUNERAL HOME- FAR HILLS CHAPEL 5471 Far Hills Ave. at Rahn Rd., from 4:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. A memorial mass will be held on Monday, March 19 at Corpus Christi Church at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Chris' name to the Shillito Scholarship Fund for Chaminade-Julienne High School at the Dayton Foundation, 2300 Kettering Tower, Dayton, OH 45423. Condolences may be sent to www.tobiasfuneralhome.com.