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Deborah Suzanne Guglielmo

Buffalo Grove, IL, USA

August 8, 1953 - November 15, 2018

Aug 8, 1953 - Nov 15, 2018

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Deborah “Debbie G” Guglielmo (nee Carroll) passed on November 15, 2018 surrounded by family. Born in Norfolk, Virginia on August 8, 1953 to Frederick and Ruth Carroll, she ultimately made her home in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

While attending Maine East High School, she worked as a bookkeeper at Dominick’s, where she met the love of her life, Michael A Guglielmo Jr. After 8 months of dating, she said yes, and married her sweetheart on July 16, 1972. In the years that followed, she was blessed with 3 children, Michael A Guglielmo III, Christopher M Guglielmo, and Alison M (Jake Colton) Guglielmo. She spent the years being the quintessential mother, shuttling her children from soccer, baseball, dance and gymnastics, countless diving and track meets, and way too many trips to the ER. She never missed a game, performance, or competition, believing her children could be anything they wanted to be, and loving them unconditionally in spite of the terrors they brought to her life. She spent her early career selling Mary Kay, driving a pink Cadillac, dressed to the nines in full hair and makeup.

Debbie loved her animals, her many dogs and cat, and her squirrels and birds that she always made sure had food in the backyard. Animals came from miles just to see what the nice lady in the blue house was serving. She was always there for her friends with a listening ear and a helping hand (or even helping husband) when the times called for it.

Later on she studied nutrition, and decided to further devote her life to helping others by becoming a Reiki Master Teacher and studying Ancient Tibetan Healing. Right before her Alzheimer’s diagnosis she became certified as a Reiki practitioner for hospice care, having already helped many friends and family with the transition from life to death. She was a true angel.

She is survived by her mother Ruth, her husband Mike, her sister Kathy (Larry) Foley, her brother Bryan (Ginger) Carroll, her children Mike, Chris, and Alison (Jake), her grandchildren Nicolas, Giulia, and Damiano, and her dog Angel.

Please join us as we celebrate Debbie’s life on Saturday, December 1st. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. with services at 11:00 a.m. at St. Benedict Parish, 2215 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60618 and follow with the party of a lifetime at a nearby location. She was always a firm believer that while we may mourn her passing, more importantly we should celebrate her life, and what a life it was!

Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made in Debbie’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association.

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Michael, I am very sorry for your loss. I had no idea Debbie was sick,and I am very sorry I have not stayed in better…

Michael, I am very sorry for your loss. I had no idea Debbie was sick,and I am very sorry I have …

Michael, I am very sorry for your loss. I had no idea Debbie w…

I’m so sorry for your loss,my deepest sympathy to the family

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