John Buttitto

IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT THE FAMILY OF JOHN ANTHONY BUTTITTO ANNOUNCE HIS PASSING AFTER A 10 YEAR BATTLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE ON JUNE 16, 2021 AT THE AGE OF 63.

BORN IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS JOHN LIVED A FULFILLING LIFE AS A WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND FATHER. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS TWO DAUGHTERS KATLIN CRAFT OF KINGSTON ONTARIO CANADA AND MARY MANDEVILLE OF O’FALLON ILLINOIS. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER MARGARET DILLOW AND SISTERS REGINA SMITH AND TAMMY DILLOW.

HE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR HIS FAMILY AND TOOK THEM ON MANY WONDERFUL ADVENTURES. ON HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY HE GOT A HARLEY DAVIDSON AND LOVED TO RIDE UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS ANY OPPORTUNITY HE HAD. HE WAS A HUGE STAR TREK & STAR WARS FAN & LOVED TO GO TO STARFEST IN DENVER. HE MOVED TO COLORADO WITH HIS WIFE NANCY AND HIS DAUGHTERS IN 2000. THEY ALWAYS SAID THEY HAD A MID-LIFE CRISIS TOGETHER AND UP AND MOVED THE FAMILY TO COLORADO TO ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL STATE. PARKINSON’S DISEASE TOOK A LOT AWAY FROM JOHN IN RECENT YEARS BUT HE ALWAYS HAD A SPARKLE IN HIS EYES THAT MADE YOU FEEL LOVED. A HUGE VOID WILL BE LEFT IN OUR LIVES BUT WE HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES TO CHERISH. HE ALWAYS TOOK ON LIFE BOLDLY AND HAS NOW GONE BOLDLY INTO LIFE EVERLASTING. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN……ENGAGE-MAKE IT SO.

IN LEIU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH.