Louis Pasquale DiPietro, elementary school principal

Louis Pasquale DiPietro, 81 of Millsboro, formerly of Perry Hall and Kingsville, Md. passed away on Wednesday, Oct.12, 2016 at his home.

Louis was born in Baltimore, Md. on Oct. 21, 1934, son of the late Pasquale and Anna (Juliano) DiPietro. After graduating from Calvert Hall College High School in 1952, Lou went on to play football and earned his undergraduate degree from the George Washington University. He later received his master’s degree from Towson University.

Mr. DiPietro was a retired elementary school principal with the Baltimore County School System with close to 40 years of service. He then began serving as the principal for St. Stephen Catholic School in Kingsville, Md. for five years before moving to Delaware. After moving to Delaware, Lou worked briefly in a different capacity as a salesman of homes for the Pot-Nets Communities. He was an avid sports fan and loved watching the Orioles, the old Baltimore Colts and the Ravens.

Lou will be forever remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather brother and friend. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Louis Phillip DiPietro in 2015 and a brother, Thomas DiPietro. He is survived by his loving wife of almost 60 years, Mary Arlene (Amrhein) DiPietro; two children, Mary Ann (DiPietro) Ampil and her husband, Edgar, of Baltimore and John Michael DiPietro and his wife, Amy, of Timonium, Md.; a brother, Alfred DiPietro and his wife, Marge, of Bel Air, Md.; and four grandchildren: Eric Ampil, Jack DiPietro, Joseph Ampil and Amelia DiPietro.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 21 at Mary Mother of Peace Catholic Church, Millsboro. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the mass. Interment will be held privately at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Baltimore.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Lou’s name to the Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad, 31738 Indian Mission Rd., Millsboro, DE 19966.

Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.melsonfuneralservices.com.