Liz, I am very sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing such a fine tribute. He sounds like a great guy. Sincerely, Lewis
> On Apr 8, 2015, at 5:50 PM, Liz Campion, Realtor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Obituary Paul J. Palmerio > > My sister, Dr. Antoinette Kruc, gave me the sad task of announcing the death, > on April 4th, of her beloved husband Dr. Paul Palmerio, of cancer, at age 77. > Toni asked that I inform extended family, close friends and all those who > might have an interest in his passing. There will be visitation at > D’Anjollel Memorial Home, 2811 W. Chester Pike, Broomall, PA 19008, on Friday > April 10 from 7-9 PM and Saturday April 11th from 9-10:45 AM. A Funeral > service will be held from 11-Noon. Family and friends are invited back > brunch after the service at LaLaconda on W. Chester Pike. Paul’s > involvement in the community, as the family doctor to thousands, is huge. I > hope my message is shared where it can reach all those who care. Please > forgive duplications. > > I had the good fortune to know Paul as a friend of the family, a big brother, > (through marriage), doctor to me and my kids, friend and neighborhood hero. > Paul attended St. Donato Grade School, St. Thomas More High School and St. > Joseph University and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. > > Paul first met Toni in the early 1960’s. He was a pharmacy salesman, she a > recent PCP&S, (now USIP), graduate working at Greene’s pharmacy on Baltimore. > They developed a friendship that included lots of fun arguments whenever his > beloved NY YANKEES were at bat. In 1963 Toni became a pharmacist at Riddle > Memorial Hospital as Paul switched firms to join Bristol drugs. He once > again found Toni on his sales route. Talks over lunch inspired them to apply > for Med School. Toni felt well qualified, by her academic successes and > pharmacy background, but faced the brick wall of gender prejudice. Paul was > in the habit of defining himself as ‘just’ a former army and current sales > person, from blue collar roots. Together they found the courage to apply to > PCOM, a school that might take them both. They got in, and then the hard > work began. They persevered through years of classes and excelled at > training, all while working to support their families. The friendship grew > during joint study sessions. After graduation, in 1977, there was a year of > internships. The weekly study sessions segued to a weekly session of future > planning and they realized they shared a common goal, to deliver general > medicine to the neighborhoods in which they grew up (him in Overbrook and her > in Spruce Hill). With the help of our sister, real estate broker Renee > O’Donnell, and private financing from William Davis of the eponymous > pharmacy, Toni and Paul were able to open Spruce Hill Medical in 1978. > > For several decades they gave quality care to patients as diverse as any > population on the planet. With their pharmacy backgrounds they were often > able to find free samples or low price drugs for their poorest patients, and > as excellent diagnosticians they saved time, worry and lives across a huge > swath of our neighborhood. When Spruce Hill Medical lost a Zoning battle, > they continued their good work at KINGSESSING MEDICAL ASSOCIATES. > > I found Paul to be a thorough practitioner and thoughtful communicator. He > granted me many favors for last minute appointments for Camp, Sports and > School certificates for my kids and would occasionally help out some of the > poorer kids on local teams, who would have been denied access to sports if an > affordable (read free)exam and certificate could not be obtained. > > Paul was an athlete. He skied, for the Army, in the Italian Alps. He also > played on a traveling Army baseball team. Paul had a special place in his > heart for kids who played sports. Among his greatest joys was taking his > granddaughter skiing and reveling in their Soccer successes. > > Paul collected sports memorabilia, and when his collection grew too large he > and Toni ran a successful side business of selling the items. > > Paul was a life time traveler, even though most of his life was spent close > to his West Philly roots. When he finished his Army stint in Vicenza, > Italy, he remained in Europe for a full year, on the GI version of a grand > tour. He and Toni traveled extensively through-out New England, the > Rockies, our State Parks, Canada and Europe and especially loved Northern > Italy. > > When asked how they had survived the last few years of illness and impending > loss, Toni said that as Doctors, they “both knew Paul’s diagnosis was a death > sentence”. They “expected 6-9 months and felt gifted to have had over 3 > years”. Toni was happy that Paul was able to work until March 19, and that > “he was able to enjoy life, laugh and smile every day”. She feels “grateful > for every extra day with him”. > > Toni defines their marriage as exceptional and Paul as a loving, > compassionate, disciplined friend, husband and father. Paul was grateful to > be able to develop a career of work he loved. And to have grandchildren to > bless his final years. Toni and Paul both enjoyed upward mobility and have > faith in the possibilities of achieving the American Dream. > > Paul was born in Philadelphia, to the late Josephine (nee Capuzzi) and John > Palmerio. > He is survived by siblings Joseph Palmerio (Gioa), and sister, Cecelia > Aronfreed (late Justin) and pre-deceased by brother John. > > In addition to his beloved Toni, he leaves children Alexia and Marc > (Rosemarie) and step-children Kathryn (Ray) and David and 3 grandchildren; > twins, Caitlin and Madeline and John Paul, and a host of nieces and nephews > and in-laws who adored him. > > > In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to any of : > St. Thomas More Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 294, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 > (Tommy More is closed but the scholarships benefit students through-out the > AD), or > Annunciation B.V.M. Sanctuary Society, 401 Brookline Blvd., Havertown, PA > 19083 and /or more locally, > St. Francis de Sales School, 925 S. 47th St, Phila, PA 19143. > > > Here is a link to the Service information: > http://www.danjolell.com/obituary/paul-j-palmerio-d-o/ > > Thank you for your patience and understanding. > All the best! > > Liz Campion, Associate Broker > Licensed in PA & DE with > BHHS Fox & Roach Realtors, LLC > 215-880-2930 Cell > Photos at: > www.PicasaWeb.Google.com/CampionEF > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Forget the iPhone 6 > 1 little-known Apple supplier holds wealth-changing growth potential. > fool.com
