Ronald “Tico” Salerno
Ronald “Tico” Salerno, age 77, of Woodridge. Beloved brother of Camille Salerno, Vera (Robert) Parzatka, Peter (Linda) Salerno, Thomas (late Barbara) Salerno, Daniel (Pamela) Salerno and John (Darlene) Salerno. Devoted uncle of Michelle, the late Vanessa and Tiffany; Natalie, Thomas Jr., Adrienne and Rocco; Alison; Todd, Mark, Johnny and Danny. Loving great-uncle of Nicole, Michael, Jessica, Kara; Olivia, Mia, Alexa, Marty, Tommy and Luca. Tico was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Lucille Salerno.
Tico will be remembered as a teacher, an artist, world traveler, loved family member and friend. He will be missed dearly.
Family and friends are invited to meet the family at St. John of the Cross Church, 5005 Wolf Road, Western Springs for visitation from 10:00am until time of final respects at 10:45am on Saturday, March 26th. Mass 11:00am. Mass will be available to view via livestream at www.facebook.com/sjcwesternsprings/live.
Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at www.nationalmssociety.org/Donate.
Arrangements entrusted to Hallowell & James Funeral Home, Countryside at 708-352-6500.
We are going to miss you, Uncle Tico! Thank you for welcoming me with open arms to your family and home. I will always remember your kind, gentle and sweet nature and will never forget our Christmas Eve 2021 dinner at Uncle Peter and Aunt Linda’s, and the laughs we shared with you during your “Tiko take.” Love you and RIP!
Nancy Salerno xoxo
Our deepest regret to the Salerno family for their joss of Tico Salerno . He will be remembered always .Phil and Marilyn ferrari
To Ronald’s family,
Though I didn’t know him, I can tell he was well loved! I give my respects to all of you through his nephew Rocco. Now he can be in peace and wait for his beloved ones. May grace and peace be with all of you from Abba YeHoVah (Father God) and his Son Yeshua HaMashiach’s (Jesus our Messiah) name. Amen!
I’ll miss Ron. He was a cherished friend and wonderful traveling member of our “group.” We learned and laughed and shared experiences in England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Israel, Egypt and numerous trips to Greece and the Greek Islands. For 10 years I went to Europe with Ron and other friends and I am so grateful. He loved to shop for souvenirs, especially in jewelry stores. He was an excellent cook and shared his appreciation for delicious food. Loved our birthday dinners at “Greek Islands” restaurant. You’ll be missed Ron!! RIP.
To All The Salerno Family,
I have known Tico since were young kids. He was a real sweetheart. He was so mild mannered and always had a very sweet smile on his face. I loved and shall always treasure our discussions about food and family recipes, especially his recipe for Turdills at Christmas time. I still have that recipe in my family recipe book. Tico was a real treasure and one of a kind. It saddens me to know he has left us. Sleep warm little Tico.
There was not a mean bone in his body He was always gentile & soft spoken I’m sure a great teacher He will be missed
Use to spend a lot of time with him & the families Uncle Pete My dad Uncle Doc & all the salerno cousins Great memories
Your cousin Bobby
Deepest sympathy to Salerno Family. Tico will be missed by all.. As a child our family would go to Uncle Petes house and all us cousins would hang out while the uncles played cards and bocce. Tico was always such a nice person. Barb and Peter Russo
So very sorry to hear of Ticos passing. He was such a nice guy who led a wonderful, full and interesting life. Always enjoyed chatting with him at family parties. To the Salerno and Parzatka families may you all find peace and healing in the many memories he left you with.
Rest peacefully Tico.
All our love,
Sue and Jim Gay
We are saddened to learn the passing of “Tico”. We had the pleasure of meeting “Tico” at several family occasions and remember his warmth. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Salerno Family.
Love,
The LaBuda Family
What a gentle soul, who was artistic, kind, humble, and smart. Although he suffered greatly, he never complained. He loved being with his family and I fortunate to have know him. My deepest sympathies to the Salerno family I wish I could be there with you on Saturday. I will be in spirit. May he Rest In Peace.
Dear Salerno family – I am so sorry for you loss – Ron and I were hired on the same day and some of our combined antics, mostly on field trips, were legendary. After the funeral mass we stood outside and told Ron stories and when I went to grab my keys from my bag both my keys and phone were gone .. the church had already been locked up but no one turned them in – I’ve been back to the church twice but no luck. I was hoping agains hope that they had been turned in to someone in the family. I truly feel like a goof and I hate to bother you at this sad time but if they turned up … anywhere I would be greatly relieved. love, Kathy Fischer
I am so very sorry to hear of my beloved teachers passing he was one of the greatest teachers I had we would talk often in school about art, everything we even took classes at the school of the art instute together in the 70’s a cherished memory for sure. I tried to track him down many times but it wasn’t in the cards, I think his world traveling made that difficult he often would tell me of his love of traveling and of going to Greece especially i’m leaving this comment with a heavy heart because people, teachers like Ron are vast becoming a extinct breed, Thank you Ron as I have many times done in the past in our talks, God Bless You and your family,
Your friend,
Rob
Not sure why I looked up Ron’s name this morning. Probably because I looked at the Dining room chairs he reupholstered for my mom, Alice. Ron was our neighbor in Berwyn
I’m sad and sorry I wasn’t able to pay my respects.
Ron loved Greece. Was a teacher that cared about his students. Gentle and kind. My Mom loved him.