Aaron Matthew Lilley

Aaron Matthew Lilley
Resident of Schaumburg
Visitation for Aaron Matthew Lilley, 20, will be held Sunday, June 30 from 1:00pm – 5:00pm, with a Celebration of Life service beginning at 5:00 pm at Michael's Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 800 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg.
Born March 18, 2004 in Hoffman Estates to Scott and Kim Lilley, he passed away June 23, 2024 in Schaumburg.
He grew up in Schaumburg and graduated from Schaumburg High School in May 2022. Following graduation, he began working as an auto mechanic at Casey Automotive in Streamwood and was highly regarded for his work ethic, willingness to learn, and his sense of humor.
Aaron was thoughtful, loving, athletic, adventurous, hardworking, dedicated, and extremely passionate about the people and the things he cared most about. Most recently those things included his family, friends, going to the gym, cars, and motorcycles.
He was actively involved in sports from the time he turned 5 years old and was a natural athlete playing soccer, basketball, and football with Schaumburg Athletic Association. Later, he began playing hockey with Wolf Pack Hockey and then with the Timberwolves. He also began wrestling as an 8th grader. With his natural athletic ability, he took first place at the conference level both as an 8th grader at Addams Junior High and as a Freshman at Schaumburg High School. He often played more than one sport at a time. Coaches always commented about how happy they were to have Aaron on the team, not only because they could always count on him to play hard and come through for the team, but also because of his leadership skills and his coachability. Teammates sought Aaron out because they liked to be around him.
Aaron became interested in working on cars through the high school autos classes he took. He got his first car, a Scion FRS, shortly after receiving his driver's license and began working on modifying it immediately. Aaron researched the process and materials needed to wrap his car and over a period of a couple of weeks he completed applying a vinyl wrap to his car that looks beautiful despite the difficulty of the process (especially for a self-taught 18 year old!). He's also completely rebuilt an engine that he pulled out of a car at a junkyard with the intention of putting it into another car that he purchased, stripped down, and had dreams of completely rebuilding from the ground up. Just recently, Aaron added a motorcycle to his growing collection of vehicles.
He had many other interests as well. He was involved in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts and loved the outdoor activities, such as the camping, best of all. He loved snowboarding with his cousins, as well as waterskiing, jet skiing, tubing and fishing. When he was 16, he began learning about the dog show world through his girlfriend, Sabrina Goldfein, and her family. He learned quickly and became a talented handler who ranked in the Top 20 for DPCA juniors.
Our lives were infinitely better for the much too short time that Aaron was with us. He had so much life left to live and so many things yet to accomplish and was taken from us much too soon. We are heartbroken, and he will be forever missed.
Deeply loved son of Scott and Kim Lilley; beloved brother of Kaitlyn Remian; adored grandson of Chris and Tom Edwards, Bill and Connie Hoos, and Bob and Bonnie Lilley; dear nephew of Jen and Brad Besch, Jake and Colleen Edwards, Billy Hoos, Natalie Hoos, and Jenn and Jim Sheppard; beloved cousin of Brandon and Ryan Besch, Adalyn Edwards, Harper Neufville, Jimmy Sheppard, John and Daniel Stelling; dear friend to many. He will be missed by all those whose lives he touched.
In lieu of flowers, we ask that you pass along the love that Aaron shared with all of us by sharing an act of kindness with another.
For information, please call 847-891-2900 or visit www.michaelsfh.com.