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Official Obituary of

Charles (Charlie) Edward Ori

December 27, 1932 ~ March 4, 2021 (age 88) 88 Years Old

Charles (Charlie) Ori Obituary

Born: Chicago, Illinois December 27, 1932; Son to Joseph born March 17, 1897 and Edna (Gift) Ori born March 25, 1902 in St. Anna Pelago, Italy; Brother to Elisio (Uncle Lee), Robert Joseph (Uncle Bob) and Norman.

Charlie married his beautiful bride, Patricia (Pat) Anne Marie Ori (Boyd) in Chicago on October 29, 1955 at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic church in Chicago. They had five children: Charles Edward Robert, Edward Robert, wife Diane and children Amanda and Danielle, Nancy Anne (Martin), husband Jim and children Jason and Jackie, Deborah Marie (Losik), husband Renee and child Michael, Patricia Ann (Euliano), husband John, children, Michael, Angela, Theresa and Erica. Charlie is also the great-grandfather of 5+ (baby coming in June).

Charlie was a Crane Tech High School graduate, Class of 1950.

Corporal Charles was in the Korean War for two years with an Honorable Discharge from the Army on March 11, 1961.

When dad left service he went into the profession of a Terrazzo Worker and grew to be lead Forman for several decades until he retired. He was a crossing guard at Hanover Countryside Elementary School, Streamwood, IL for many years before moving to Alabama. Charlie then worked full-time at Walmart in Muscle Shoals / Florence, AL since 2007 in the frozen food section lifting and stocking 50# boxes until 2020. What a brute!

Dad loved reading up on history and war, politics, building HO scale train sets, woodworking and being with his family and friends. He moved to Florence, AL in 2007 near his son Ed and his family. Charlie never was much on speaking as Pat often took the lead on that. But when Charlie spoke you listened if you were smart. A wise person with the ability to be open and unprejudiced, unless you weren’t a Democrat!

His accomplishments that gave him great joy were: Royal Order of Moose – Elgin, IL; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5151 Illinois; Veterans Helping Veterans 1997; IBAC 2002 – 40 year pin; International Masonry Institute; Ceramic tile & Terrazzo Local# 67 BAC – 50 year member; International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craft workers – 50 year member; Illinois Association of Boards Fire and Police Commissioner; Village of Streamwood – Trustee.

Charlie was a wonderful person and we will all miss him dearly. Say hi to mom, Charlie and Ed and keep dancing!

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