JOHN B. TORNILLO Sr.

JOHN B. TORNILLO, SR.  
Passed away peacefully on Sunday morning May 4, 2014 at his home in Longboat Key, Florida. John was born on December 4, 1929 in New Rochelle, New York as the son of Italian immigrants Vincent and Angela Tornillo. In 1940 John and his family moved to Washington, DC where he attended Calvin Coolidge HS. Upon graduation he served in the United States Air Force at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida where he met his wonderful wife Hilda "Dee Dee". They were married for 59 years and had four children. John's career was spent at Alitalia Airlines for 30 years as international sales representative as well as an owner of several retail businesses. He was an active member of the Lido Civic Club and Skal International. He was a devoted husband and father, disabled veteran, entrepreneur, and generous supporter of his communities and many charitable organizations.John is survived by his wife Dee Dee Tornillo, children John B. Tornillo, Jr. (Deborah), Patricia A. Tornillo, Vincent J. Tornillo (Mary Ann) and Mark G. Tornillo (Rosemary) and his grandchildren Angela Roark (Josh), Marco, Sovana, Siena, and Toscana and his sister Gertrude Gray. Services will be held as follows: Visitation Wednesday, May 7, 2014 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Toale Brothers Funeral Home, 40 North Orange Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34236 (941) 955-4171. Funeral Mass Thursday, May 8, 2014 11 a.m. at St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Florida 34228, 941-383-1255. Interment Services, Monday, May 12, 2014 1:30 p.m. at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 13801 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20906, 301-871-6500.