Guy DeVito Obituary

DeVito, Guy 80, of Wheeling, loving husband of Jean DeVito (nee Berberick), dearest father of Daniel (Mindy) Terry (Roxanne) and David (Sara) DeVito, dear grandfather of Julie (Gary) Roback, Dan (Lynn), Patrick, Sarah and Ashly DeVito, his great-grandchildren, Jack, Katie, Brooke and Henry, fond brother of Nancy Mohigh, uncle of many. Guy was preceded in death by his parents, Nascenzo and Angelina (nee Valentine) DeVito and his brother, Alex DeVito. Guy DeVito was a member of the international Union for forty-seven years, serving as a Local Officer of the Chicago-Stereotypers Union for 18 years, from 1962 thru 1980, as Vice-President of the International Printing and Graphic Communications Union from 1980 to 1983, Vice-President of the GCIU from 1988 to 1996. During World War II, he enlisted in 1943 as a member of the Army Air Force as a gunner on B-17s and was discharged as a sergeant. He served as a member of the Merger Commission which brought the merger of the International Printing and Graphic Communications Union and the Graphic Arts International Union to form the Graphics Communications International Union; Secretary Treasurer of the Allied Printing Trades Council's Board of Governors; Vice-President of the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO; Trustee on the GCIU Employer Retirement Fund; President of the North American Stereotypers Conference; Delegate to the Chicago Federation of Labor, along with other active executive titles in the labor movement. He was instrumental in the merging of the Burial Fund of the former IP&GCU and the Mortuary Fund of the former GAIU, in the Benevolent Trust Fund of the Graphic Communications International Union, thereby bringing to that fund, a new level of benefits for all members of the GCIU and his leadership as Secretary-Treasurer of the GCIU, while serving as Secretary of the GCIU General Board Finance Committee, saw the Funds of the GCIU grow to their present enviable level. He served as a custodian of the finances of the GCIU, prepared its annual budget and oversaw the operations of the various funds of the International. He combined those responsibilities with distinction and merit in attending the various Conferences of the GCIU Sectors. The International Union on behalf of all its members extended its deep gratitude and appreciation to Guy DeVito for his many years of excellent and loyal service on confer upon him the title of Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus, effective June 1, 1996. Prayers, 9:15 a.m., Tuesday, at Kolssak Funeral Home, 189 S. Milwaukee Ave. (2 Blocks South of Dundee Road), Wheeling, for a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph the Worker, 181 W. Dundee Rd., Wheeling. Entombment All Saints Mausoleum. Visitation Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. and Monday, 4 to 9 p.m., at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Diabetes Association, 30 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2015, Chicago, IL. 60602. For funeral info: 847-537-6600 or www.kfhinc.com