John DiFilippo, Interview

Image file 2025.38.2

Image file 2025.38.2

Name/Title

John DiFilippo, Interview

Entry/Object ID

2025.38.1

Scope and Content

Oral History interview with John DiFilippo, graduate of the Lorain High Class of 1961. John DiFilippo, born May 25, 1944, shared his family history, tracing his parents' origins to Montenegro, Italy. His father immigrated to the U.S. in 1920, while his mother joined him in 1930. John's father worked in steel mills, and his mother emphasized education. John attended Lorain High School, excelling in debate and speech, and later studied civil engineering at Notre Dame and environmental engineering at Texas. He worked in consulting engineering, handling projects like the Columbia space shuttle disaster and Hurricane Katrina cleanup. Post-retirement, he and his wife Jeanette traveled extensively and established a scholarship fund in honor of his mother.

Collection

Lorain High School Class of 1961 A&B Story Project

Acquisition

Accession

2025.38

Source or Donor

DeFilippo, John

Acquisition Method

Donation

Oral History Details

Interviewee

DeFilippo, John

Interviewer

Molnar, Margaret

Interview Date

Jul 3, 2025