Steve Pipoly

POLAND âa�" Steve Pipoly, 88, passed away Dec. 14 at his home. He was known by many as âa�A"Mr. Golfâa�A� in Northeastern Ohio. He attended The Ohio State University, where he majored in engineering and lettered on the golf team. In addition to winning many local tournaments, he was a four-time qualifier for the U.S. Amateur, two times for the U.S. Open, played 27 times in the Ohio Golf Association Amateur, won the club championship at Tippecanoe Country Club 17 times and regularly shot his age between 1988 and 1998. He was a lifetime member of the board of governors for the Ohio Golf Association, and founded the Youngstown District Golf Association as well as Fonderlac Country Club. He was inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame in 2003. Until his retirement at age 75, he was the chief contributor to the business success of the Boardman Supply Company, a major supplier of building materials in the Youngstown area for decades. His best friend and wife of 59 years, Tillie, preceded him in death. He was extremely proud of the legacy he leaves behind, including children, Linda Book M.D., pediatric gastroenterologist and liver transplant specialist (spouse Robert Book Ph.D., psychologist), George Pipoly M.D., hematologist and oncologist (spouse Kathleen), Bill Pipoly M.D., cardiologist (spouse Valerie), and Daniel Pipoly M.D., pulmonologist and intensivist (spouse Cynthia); his grandchildren, Lisa Book M.D., emergency medicine physician (spouse Major Shannon Doyle, fighter pilot), Zachary Book, medical student, Nicholas Book, entrepreneur and MBA student, Geoff Pipoly, graduate student and future attorney, Gretchen Pipoly, pre-med student, Matt Pipoly, senior at OSU and rugby player, Julie Pipoly, honors high school senior and champion equestrian, George Pipoly, honors high school sophomore and varsity football player, Joe Pipoly, eighth grader and all star baseball player, Genevieve Pipoly, third grader; and a great-grandson, Connor Doyle. There will be a memorial Mass at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 22, at the Holy Family Church in Poland. Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 3450 W. Central Ave., No. 256, Toledo, OH 43606. Arrangements are by the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home.

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