Salvatore Sol Petruzzi

Salvatore �Sol� Petruzzi,Passed away peacefully April 25, 2012, and will celebrate his 88th birthday May 6, 2012. Sol was born and raised in Chicago, IL, oldest of six children to the late Roscoe and Nellie Petruzzi. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII and transferred to Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, IN, after his offshore duty. Sol, in full Army uniform, socialized at the Indiana Roof, where he met Martha Marie Myers of Indianapolis, and together they danced their way through life. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary February 16, 2012. He trained as a tailor from age 12, retiring from L.S. Ayres & Co. in 1986, after 41 years as Director of Customer Services. Sol was a devout Catholic and founding member of Indianapolis St. Andrew Parrish, and a current member of St. Louis de Montfort of Fishers, IN. He was an active public servant in both church and community events forever inviting and involving family and hundreds of friends to participate. Sol was a 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and a volunteer of the Hamilton County Friends of the Court probation officer. He was a member of the Serra Club of Carmel deanery promoting religious vocations, and sponsored a brother and sister from India for over 10 years. He was a past Eucharist minister and initiated the St. Louis de Montfort annual fundraising �500� club, and was the annual Spaghetti Dinner Chairperson. Sol served as a Board of Directors member of the Italian Heritage Society for over 15 years, and was the Chapel in the Meadow event chairperson at Camp Atterbury, and past Holy Rosary Italian Festival HIS Chairperson for the Holy Rosary Italian Festival for 15 plus years. Sol was active in past Holy Spirit at Geist theater productions, living his lifelong dream to be onstage. Sol is preceded in death by two sons, Michael and John Petruzzi; and grandson, Gergory Allen Lowe. He is survived by his wife, Martha Marie (Myers) Petruzzi; children, Pamela Petruzzi, MaryAnn Lowe (Dann), Joe Petruzzi, Donna Ranney; grandchildren, Chad and Lindsey Ranney, Emily and Sam Lowe; brother, Peter Petruzzi; and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Knights of Columbus at St. Louis de Montfort. Visitation will be Friday, April 27, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church, 11441 Hague Road, Fishers. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church, with visitation one hour prior. Arrangements are entrusted to Shirley Brothers Fishers-Castleton Chapel.

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Salvatore Sol Petruzzi

May 6, 1924 - April 25, 2012