Conrad Lee Villella

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Villella, Conrad Lee of Las Vegas, formerly of MN died of natural causes at the age of 78 on 9/22/16. Preceded in death by wife Marilyn Welle, siblings Edward Villella and Carrie Lemieux. Survived by siblings Bill Villella, Ronald Villella, Denis Villella, and Edell Dahling; children Renee Villella (Jesse Hauan) Lee Ann Villella (John Watters) and Leslie Guiley (Keith Guiley); grandchildren Maxwell Hauan and JT Guiley; and special friend Larissa Dolary. Conrad was born October 5th, 1937 in Minneapolis. He was a graduate of the University of Minnesota and was a U.S Navy Commander. He worked at General Mills, IBM and in real estate. He founded Highpoint Education Center, devoted to helping those dealing with cancer. Conrad was a proud member of the Italian-American Club, he loved oil painting, signing them Corrado, visiting San Francisco, and living life to the fullest. He was a co-founder of FIORE (Fun Italians organizing ridiculous events) in Las Vegas. He always focused on the positive in life. No funeral service will be held at his request. Memorials may be sent to an educational fund for his grandchildren. Please email corradomemorial@gmail.com for details. Conrad always signed his emails with words of encouragement: Eat, Drink, Be Merry, Sing, Dance, Love, Smell the Roses. Felicita Sentiero Corrado.

Published on October 2, 2016