Richard A. Rossi Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Richard A. Rossi, 58, of Huntley passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Elgin surrounded by his family. He was born September 28, 1954 in Chicago the son of Andrew and Mary (Nitti) Rossi. On April 21, 1984 he married Brenda Tessmer in Huntley. Rick served over 25 years in Law Enforcement. He proudly served as Huntley's Police Chief in the early 80's until the mid 90's. Currently, Rick was the Director of Transportation for School Dist. 158, and was a part time Police Officer on weekends for the Holiday Hills Police Dept. until his illness prevented him from doing so. Rick enjoyed cooking for family gatherings and grilling out for his coworkers at the Dist.158 Administration Offices. You often could find him walking or running with his dog Marshall around town. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff at Presence St. Josephs Hospital, especially nurse Karen and all of the ICU nurses for their excellent care of Rick during the last few months. He is survived by his wife Brenda, his daughter Deanna of Sycamore, his mother Mary of North Carolina, his sisters Maria (Joe) Williams of Wisconsin, Michelle (Sam) Mazzulo of North Carolina and Melissa (Brad) Martin of Arkansas, his in- laws Bobbi (John) Drafall of Huntley, Brian (Brook Stock) Tessmer of Huntley and Becky (Dave) Gunger of Rolling Meadows and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, his father and mother in-law Donald and Bobbie Tessmer, Paternal Grandparents Gaetano and Aurora Rossi and Maternal Grandparents Dominic and Josephine Nitti. Visitation will be Monday, March 11 from 3:00 to 8:00 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church 11008 N Church St., Huntley and will continue Tuesday, March 12 at the church from 10:00 AM until the 11:00 Funeral Service with Rev. Charles W. Kittel officiating. Burial will be in Huntley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name may be directed to Trinity Lutheran Church or the American Cancer Society.

Richard A. Rossi

September 28, 1954 - March 7, 2013