Richard T. Palmisano
Of Arlington Heights

Richard T. Palmisano was born in Chicago on December 22, 1924 to Dr. Dominic and Cyrene (nee Minneci) Palmisano. He passed away on November 27, 2006 in Arlington Heights.

Richard loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed sports and volunteered at the library in the English as a second language program. He was also a PADS volunteer, a lector and a Eucharistic minister at Our Lady of the Wayside Church.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Madeline (nee Jannotta), his children, Madeline (Rusty) Franklin of Palatine, Felicia Steinhauer of Cary, Rick (Laurie) Palmisano of Spofford, NH and Angela (Anthony) Barrett of Arlington Heights, his grandchildren, Diana, Joseph, Christopher, Alexandra, Nick and Anthony, and his great granddaughter, Olivia.

Visitation from 9:00 AM until 10:15 AM Thursday, November 30, 2006 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., (4 blocks south of Palatine Rd.) Arlington Heights. Prayers 10:15 AM Thursday at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., to Our Lady of the Wayside Church, 440 S. Mitchell, Arlington Heights for Mass at 11:00 AM. Interment St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163.