Actor Ron Palillo's Funeral Mass to Take Place Today at St. Patrick's Catholic Church

Welcome Back, Kotter star Ron Palillo, who died last week unexpectedly at age 63, will be eulogized at a funeral mass scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 22 at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Palm Beach Gardens.

Ron will be buried in Cheshire, Conn., near his mother, who died recently at 102.

Palillo’s family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the National Arts Institute, PO Box 2457, Palm Beach, FL 33480.

A New York theatre community tribute is being planned by friends Lawrence Leritz, Bob Dio and his literary agent Elaine Devlin.