Milo Angel Vidro (1968-2004) Obituary and Memorial

Life story

Milo Angel Vidro was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 18, 1968. He would later be the eldest of five boys to Milo and Emilda Vidro. He was loved beyond measure and brought so much happiness, excitement, and laughter to his family. Milo was a talented artist, writer, dancer, and competitive athlete. From sandlot baseball at the old park down the street to pick up telephone pole to telephone pole football on the block, he loved being a part of the game. He had a jokester’s personality at times but was a true empathic soul at heart. He cared deeply about those he loved and was a loyal brother, family member, and friend. Milo was the consummate brother, protective of all his younger brothers. Though he was known throughout the neighborhood as small in stature, everyone knew not to mess with him or his brothers. We were proud to say he was our brother but more so when recognized as one of his. He loved art, music, and sports, especially when it came to his Phillies and Eagles. He was the uncle that prayed for his nieces and nephews, blessing them with the sign of the cross on their foreheads wherever he saw them. He was the father that would do anything for his kids.

Milo was diagnosed with kidney failure after graduating from Millville Senior High School while going through the enlistment process with the United States Army. He hoped to follow in his father’s footsteps in becoming a soldier. Soon after being told he couldn’t join the Army, Milo underwent a kidney transplant receiving a kidney from his father Milo Sr., which was successful. Even so, Milo was soon back to himself, active in sports like pickup football on Sunday mornings, being a player/coach with local Modified Softball Leagues, as well as player/coach with the Tristate NABA hardball league. He was also a Youth Group leader and held his faith in God dear to his heart.

Milo went on to start a family of his own, becoming a father to three beautiful children: Jacquel, Emilio, and Jaylene. He was a hard working father. Family time with his kids was always his priority. Birthday parties, weekends at the park, introducing them to his favorite movies, he was all about spending every second he could with them. He also made sure they spent time with their cousins, teaching them the importance of family. Jacquel, Emilio, and Jaylene were everything to him.

He refused to stop working even after being told so by his doctors after his kidneys began to fail again, afraid of not being able to provide for his children in the short time he had left. Milo was a 911 Dispatcher for the Philadelphia Police Department.

In the months prior to his death, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease, which caused him to be removed from the donors list to receive a second kidney transplant. Milo kept the diagnosis to himself in order to spare his family and those who cared for him dearly. When told by his brothers that they would all get tested in hopes to be a match, his response was always, “No, it’s okay, I’ll let you know when or if things got that bad,” knowing that with his Hodgkins diagnosis he would not be a candidate for a kidney transplant. Milo was taken from us unexpectedly at the age of 36 on February 14th, 2004, and was survived by his four brothers, Mike, Paul, Chris, and John, his three children, Jacquel, Emilio, and Jaylene, as well as his parents, Milo and Emilda Vidro.

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