Paul Albert Petrilla - Revision history

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	Born March 21, 1935 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was the second child of '''[[Andrew Michael Petrilla]]''' and '''[[Mary Martha Timko\|Mary Martha Timko.]]'''		Born March 21, 1935 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was the second child of '''[[Andrew Michael Petrilla]]''' and '''[[Mary Martha Timko\|Mary Martha Timko.]]'''

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 Born March 21, 1935 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was the second child of '''[[Andrew Michael Petrilla]]''' and '''[[Mary Martha Timko|Mary Martha Timko.]]'''
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 == Residences ==
-* Lived on 815 Fifth Street, Warren, Trumbull Co, Ohio in 1940
+* Lived on 815 Fifth Street in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio in 1940.
-* Lived at 1453  Oak Street SW in Warren, Trumbull County, OH in 1956
+* Lived at 1453  Oak Street SW in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio in 1956.
-* Lived in Astabula, OH just after he was married
+* Lived in Astabula, Astabula County, Ohio just after he was married.
-* Lived at 874 Adams St, Warren, OH, 44483
+* Lived at 874 Adams Street in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
-* Lived at 1940 Irene Ave NE, Warren, OH, 44483-3533 (1990)
+* Lived at 1940 Irene Avenue NE in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio in 1990.
-* Lived at 309 Wae Trail, Cortland, OH, 44410-1638 (1993)
+* Lived at 309 Wae Trail in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio in 1993.
 == Working Years ==
-He was employed  as an engineer at Ajax Magnethermic in Warren, OH for 32 years.
+He was employed  as an engineer at Ajax Magnethermic in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio for 32 years.
 Previously he worked at Packard Electric Division of General Motors, Federal Machine & Welder, Wean Engineering, and as a station engineer at WICA Radio & Television station in Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio after his marriage to Anna.
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 Paul, an avid reader, never missed his weekly trip to the local library. Most evenings he could be found in his favorite comfy chair reading late into the night.
-He also loved to do crosswords, jigsaw puzzles and going to The Hot Dog Shoppe in Warren.
+He also loved to do crosswords, jigsaw puzzles and going to The Hot Dog Shoppe in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
-After his retirement, he become increasingly involved at his parish, Blessed Sacrament Church
+After his retirement, he become increasingly involved at his parish, Blessed Sacrament Churc.h
 == Death ==

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 '''How he met his wife''' - Ann & I had always known each other as our family’s belonged to Sts Cyril and Methodius church forever. We attended Catechism for many years, and we knew the “twins” but didn’t really connect then.  After completing Catechism, we only met at church functions and dances. After I gone into the Marines, I come home one weekend and my friend told me that he was invited to a wedding and that I could go with him. When we got to the wedding Ann and a friend were there and we danced and spent the evening with them. Later we took them home and I asked Ann if I could write to her and she agreed. For the next year and a half, we wrote and dated whenever I came home. After my discharge I came home and worked at Denman Tire for six months and then went to Kansas City MO. to Central Technical Institute to obtain my First Class Engineers License in broadcasting In the meantime Ann had graduated from Warren G. Harding and was working as a secretary at US Gypsum.. After two years I completed the course and came home to Warren and got a job as an engineer at WICA AM and FM in Ashtabula, OH and we were married on June 14th, 1958
-Paul married Anna Rita Karafa on June 14, 1958 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.. The couple had four children: two boys - Dennis Edward and Charles Michael, and two girls - Theresa Marie and Susan Mary.
+Paul married '''[[Anna Rita Karafa]]''' on June 14, 1958 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.. The couple had four children: two boys - Dennis Edward and Charles Michael, and two girls - Theresa Marie and Susan Mary.
 The couple had four children;

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 Born March 21, 1935 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was the second child of '''[[Andrew Michael Petrilla]]''' and '''[[Mary Martha Timko|Mary Martha Timko.]]'''
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 == Military Service Years ==
-Sgt Paul Albert Petrilla served in the '''[[U.S. Marine Corps]]'''. He began serving on 20 Mar 1953 and was discharged on 26 Jan 1956. He served as a Radio Repairman. Received the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.
+Sgt Paul Albert Petrilla served in the '''[[U.S. Marine Corps]]'''. He began serving on 20 Mar 1953 and was discharged on 26 Jan 1956. He served as a Radio Repairman. Received the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.<ref>US Marine Corps Report of Separation, DD-214 -  Paul Petrilla, 26 Jan 1956</ref>
 '''His Boot Camp Story''' - “I graduated from Warren G. Harding on Jan 22, 1953 and went to Cleveland on Jan 25 for my physical. No one thought that I would pass my physical because of my eyesight. Come to find out I also had a punctured eardrum. I thought I was finished. After the physical we were all in one room and were asked “is there any reason that you can’t serve in the military?” No answers and then the Officer proceeded with the swearing in. Later I called home and told Mom that I was leaving after dinner for Parris Island and she wouldn’t believe me. We took the train to D.C. and arrived there at 7 am to change trains for Parris Island. I did not know anyone on the train and took a while to get acquainted.
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 All in all, looking back 62 years to what I have been able to accomplish from the age of 17 until now I have to give a lot of credit to the Corps to show me all the things I could do if I really applied myself. Most everything I have done or will do is because of the confidence they have instilled in me.
-God bless America and the United States Marine Corps.”
+God bless America and the United States Marine Corps.”<ref>Memories of Paul Albert Petrilla, as told to Edward John Timko Jr. via email from Paul Albert Petrilla</ref>
 '''Military Service(s):''' '''[[U.S. Marine Corps]]'''

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 == Early Years ==
-* '''Childhood''' - In his teens, Paul played the drums in a small polka band with his brother David named the Polka Dots.
+* '''Childhood''' - In his teens, Paul played the drums in a small polka band called the Polka Dots with his brother David and two friends.
 * '''Siblings'''
 ** '''[[Elizabeth Jane Petrilla]]'''
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 == Family Years ==
-Married Anna Rita Karafa on June 14, 1958 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.. The couple had four children: two boys - Dennis Edward and Charles Michael, and two girls - Theresa Marie and Susan Mary.
+'''How he met his wife''' - Ann & I had always known each other as our family’s belonged to Sts Cyril and Methodius church forever. We attended Catechism for many years, and we knew the “twins” but didn’t really connect then.  After completing Catechism, we only met at church functions and dances. After I gone into the Marines, I come home one weekend and my friend told me that he was invited to a wedding and that I could go with him. When we got to the wedding Ann and a friend were there and we danced and spent the evening with them. Later we took them home and I asked Ann if I could write to her and she agreed. For the next year and a half, we wrote and dated whenever I came home. After my discharge I came home and worked at Denman Tire for six months and then went to Kansas City MO. to Central Technical Institute to obtain my First Class Engineers License in broadcasting In the meantime Ann had graduated from Warren G. Harding and was working as a secretary at US Gypsum.. After two years I completed the course and came home to Warren and got a job as an engineer at WICA AM and FM in Ashtabula, OH and we were married on June 14th, 1958
 The couple had four children;
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 * Lived on 815 Fifth Street, Warren, Trumbull Co, Ohio in 1940
 * Lived at 1453  Oak Street SW in Warren, Trumbull County, OH in 1956
-* Lived in Astabula, OH after marriage
+* Lived in Astabula, OH just after he was married
-* 874 Adams St, Warren, OH, 44483
+* Lived at 874 Adams St, Warren, OH, 44483
-* 1940 Irene Ave NE, Warren, OH, 44483-3533 (1990)
+* Lived at 1940 Irene Ave NE, Warren, OH, 44483-3533 (1990)
-* 309 Wae Trl, Cortland, OH, 44410-1638 (1993)
+* Lived at 309 Wae Trail, Cortland, OH, 44410-1638 (1993)
 == Working Years ==
-He was employed  as an engineer at Ajax Magnethermic in Warren, OH for 32 years. Previously he worked at Packard Electric Division of General Motors, Federal Machine & Welder, Wean Engineering, and as a station engineer at WICA Radio & Television station in Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio after his marriage to Anna.
+He was employed  as an engineer at Ajax Magnethermic in Warren, OH for 32 years.
 == Personal Life ==
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 Paul, an avid reader, never missed his weekly trip to the local library. Most evenings he could be found in his favorite comfy chair reading late into the night.
-He also loved to do crosswords, jigsaw puzzles and going to The Hot Dog Shoppe in Warren. After his retirement, he become increasingly involved at his parish, Blessed Sacrament Church
+He also loved to do crosswords, jigsaw puzzles and going to The Hot Dog Shoppe in Warren.
 == Death ==

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 Born March 21, 1935 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was the second child of '''[[Andrew Michael Petrilla]]''' and '''[[Mary Martha Timko|Mary Martha Timko.]]'''
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 Paul passed away from Covid on May 29, 2021 in Leesburg, Loudon County, Virginia.
-HIs remains were cremated in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. His ashes were interred in All Souls Cemetery in Bazetta, Trumbull County, Ohio.The cemetery is on Hoagland-Blackstub Road, one mile north of SR 305 in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio. This cemetery is approximately 7-8 miles north of Warren, Ohio.
+HIs remains were cremated in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. His ashes were interred in All Souls Cemetery in Bazetta, Trumbull County, Ohio.The cemetery is on Hoagland-Blackstub Road, one mile north of SR 305 in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio. This cemetery is approximately 7-8 miles north of Warren, Ohio. His grave can be found in Section 3, Lot 2319, Graves 1.

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	Paul passed away from Covid on May 29, 2021 in Leesburg, Loudon County, Virginia.		Paul passed away from Covid on May 29, 2021 in Leesburg, Loudon County, Virginia.

−	HIs remains were cremated in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. His ashes were interred in All Souls Cemetery in Bazetta, Trumbull County, Ohio.	+	HIs remains were cremated in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. His ashes were interred in All Souls Cemetery in Bazetta, Trumbull County, Ohio.The cemetery is on Hoagland-Blackstub Road, one mile north of SR 305 in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio. This cemetery is approximately 7-8 miles north of Warren, Ohio.

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 [[File:Paul Albert Petrilla (2008).jpg|thumb|300x300px|Paul Albert Petrilla (2008)]]
 Paul was pf average build and average in height (5 foot 8 inches). He had brown, green eyes and wore glasses for the majority of his life..

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-Born March 21, 1935 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was the second child of '''[[Andrew Michael Petrilla]]''' and '''[[Mary Martha Timko]]'''.
+Born March 21, 1935 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was the second child of '''[[Andrew Michael Petrilla]]''' and '''[[Mary Martha Timko|Mary Martha Timko.]]'''
 ''<sup>Page edited 31-May-21. ET</sup>''
 == Description ==
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 == Religion ==
 Paul was baptized into the Catholic faith.
 == Military Service Years ==