Following a long battle with a rare neurological disorder. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Loving husband of Jeanette (nee DePalma). Father of William (Lori), David (Karin), and Charles (Nicole). Pop-pop of Brandon, Michelle, Elizabeth, Jessica, Matthew, Aaron, and Danica. Brother of Eleanor Quinn, Jeane McIlhenney, and John "Chick" Hippel; cousins Frank and Eleanor Kahana. Life long friends with Robert Straw and Michael Cancelliere. Relatives and friends are invited to gather Saturday morning, December 17, 2011 10:30-11:15 A.M. at BURNS FUNERAL HOME, 9708 Frankford Ave. (S. of Grant Ave.). Memorial Service 11:30 A.M. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to Medical Mission Sisters, 8400 Pine Rd., Phila., PA 19111.