Death of Dominic Turillo

Beavertail's Light keeper from 1951 through 1969, Dominic Turillo passed away at age 91 on May 8, 2016. Assigned to Beavertail from Rose Island Light, Dominic was a frequent visitor to Beavertail after his retirement. He often came into the museum with a news clipping about his days at Beavertail and especially enjoyed relating his favorite fishing story and location on the rocks around the light.
An energetic Keeper and amazingly the father of 11 children, 40 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren, he left a legacy at Beavertail to be remembered by all BLMA docents and those that met him.

Taken from an article in the Lighthouse Log, Spring 2016, by Varoujan Karentz