Angelo Reno Forbis, age 43, of Chillicothe, passed on Monday, January 28, 2013 at his residence.
Angelo was born on August 6, 1969 in Peoria, Illinois to Joseph A. and Jayne A. (Webb) Forbis.
He is survived by his mother, Jayne, of Kewanee, Illinois; three brothers, Stephen (Kimberly) Forbis of Peoria, Illinois, Arthur J. (Madelyn) Forbis of Kewanee, Illinois and Joseph I. (Mandy) Forbis of Chillicothe, Illinois; one sister, Joy (Keith) Forbis-Speth of Gilboa, New York; several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph, in 1994 and his grandparents.
Angelo attended SEAPCO in Peoria and worked for the Community Workshop Training Center in Peoria. He attended the Assembly of God Church in Chillicothe and sang in the Special Touch Ministries Choir. Angelo competed in the Special Olympics in bowling, basketball and shot put and competed on a dart league. Angelo, “The Dancing Machine,” was a social butterfly. He let his light shine brightly for the whole world to see and shared his love freely with everyone he met. He will be deeply missed.
Services will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 10am at Weber-Hurd Funeral Home in Chillicothe. Rev. Ed Dutton will be officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria. There will be a lunch following the committal service at Dayton Avenue Baptist Church in Peoria. Memorials may be made to Special Touch Ministries. Online condolences may be made through www.weberhurdfuneralhome.com 