Philip H. Perlman

PERLMAN Philip H. Philip H. Perlman, 63, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2008, at home surrounded by his family. He was a graduate of the University of Toledo with a degree in business. While in school, he was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity and served in the Ohio Air National Guard. As the owner and founder of Wholesale Lighting and an active member of the Illuminated Engineering Society, he was well respected in the Toledo business community. He was a member of Temple Shomer Emunim and a past member of Sylvania Country Club. Above all else, Philip's greatest pride was his family and he will be best remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and son. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Lynda Perlman; his daughters and sons-in-law, Kristyn and Bradley Kaplan of Chicago, IL, Arika and Michael Sinnott of East Lansing, MI; his sons, Scott Perlman of Chicago, IL and Jonathan Perlman of Chicago, IL; his grandchildren, Alexis Kaplan and Maxwell Sinnott. He is also survived by his mother, Irma Perlman Toledo; sisters, Joan (Mitch) Gordon of Glencoe, IL and Ann Perlman of Buffalo Grove, IL; brother and sister-in-law, Kathy and James Sattler, Toledo. Philip was preceded in death by his father, Albert Perlman. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at the Robert H. Wick/Wisniewski Funeral Home, 2426 North Reynolds Road, Toledo, OH 43615 (419-535-5840). Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, 1502 W Central Avenue, Toledo, OH 43606. The family has requested that in lieu of sending flowers or food, donations be made to The Melanoma Research Foundation, 170 Township Line Road, Building B, Hillsborough, NJ 08844, Phone 1-800-MRF-1290 or online at http://melanoma.org/donate.aspx