George L. Spinelli

George, 70, passed away in Glendale, Arizona on January 10, 2017. He was born to George and Ruth Spinelli in Bolivar, Pennsylvania. George graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor degree in Art and Mathematics, he was a brother of the Theta Chi Fraternity. He was then awarded a Masters Degree in Teaching Secondary Education (Mathematics) by the University of Pittsburgh. George went on to work for the FBI as a Special Agent for 22 years where he was in charge of a task force targeting the Colombian Drug Cartel, and conducting one of the FBI's most significant money laundering investigations. Upon retiring George was founder and owner of Spinelli Corp., an Arizona company conducting litigation support on a national level for law firms, corporations, and individuals. For the past 5 years, George worked for Merchant Solutions International/Direct Connect America. George was a genuinely good man with a loving and caring nature. A devoted friend to everyone he knew, George put his family and friends first, and will be dearly missed by all of them. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Gregory, and daughter-in-law Jennifer Spinelli. He is survived by...[more]

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y his best friend and life partner Carla Wicks of Glendale, AZ; sister Dotsy (Vince) Gigliotti of Albuquerque, NM; daughter Jennifer (Luis) Fabregas; son Jeff Spinelli; grandchildren Daniel and Maria Fabregas, Justine, Julie, and Jocelyn Spinelli, of Natrona Heights, PA. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, January 20, 2017 at St. Luke's Catholic Church located at 19644 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85027. In lieu of flowers, Contributions can be made in the name of George Spinelli to: Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament School, 800 Montana Ave., Natrona Heights, PA 15605.