John Tiberi, 77, devoted father of Dino, Rocco, Angelique (Daniel Papst) and the late Tina Engelhardt; proud grandfather of Isabella and Valentina; loving brother of Joanne Muscari and David (Darlene) Tiberi, and the late Charles and Robert Tiberi; also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Visitation Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Chapel Hill Gardens West Funeral Home, 17W201 Roosevelt Road, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181. Funeral Service and Interment Private.
In consideration of the safety of our guests and associates, Chapel Hill Gardens West Funeral Home will adhere to the current gathering restrictions in the state of Illinois, which allow 25 or fewer guests at services. Proper social distancing must be practiced and all guests will be required to wear face masks at all times. Thank you for your cooperation.
He was an avid sports fan, his love of baseball from a young age was reflected in his success as a player and later in coaching his two sons in Little League. He also loved to play golf and participated in several local men’s hockey leagues as a goaltender. His love of sports reached across many channels. All of his children were involved in various sports thanks, in part, to his encouragement and enthusiasm.
With the guidance of his dad, he started his trade and career as a barber which he did for 14 years, owning his own shop and connected with the community in wonderful ways. Some of God’s gifts for dad: his love of conversation, connecting with people and talent of storytelling helped him in this job and throughout life. He touched so many lives with his desire and ability to listen, his caring way and his heart for people. His faith carried him throughout his life to face the abundance of challenges he did and this faith carried him home!
Services will be livestreamed on the Chapel Hill Gardens West Funeral Home Facebook page at:
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In thinking about Dad's life and honoring him, one thing that has always stood out was the way he would reach out to others, many he barely knew and often without ever talking about it or asking for recognition. One of the most precious gifts dad gave was his time... well his voice too as he loved to tell stories. He would come across anyone who was down and out and he would drop what he was doing or on way to doing and just sit down (often with a cup of coffee) and "talk it out." There wasn't anything he had that he wasn't willing to give away, it brings tears to my heart thinking about it.
We want to honor these precious legacies by passing these traditions on in a unique way. So in lieu of any flowers, anyone who has it in their heart to celebrate dad in this special way - you may donate whatever your heart calls you to. 100% of the funds received will then be "re-gifted" (another fun trait of dad that we can smile about) in the form of care packages to special individuals and organizations that have impacted dad's life in positive ways -including people who are facing needs like he faced and those caring for people in the special ways he needed.
His granddaughters Isabella and Valentina will be part of the planning, packaging and distributing of the gifts so that they can have a few added memories to remind them how special their grandpa really was. We hope and believe this is something that truly honors the incredible man we were blessed to call Dad.
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