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Santilli Jr. &amp; wife Shalina Santilli, son Johnathan C. Santilli. He is survived by his son and daughter in law, James &amp; Shalina Santilli; and son, Jonathan C. Santilli; sister, Tamala &amp; husband Mark Couture; his grandchildren, Ivy &amp; husband Cody Patterson, Gabrielle Santilli, Eric &amp; wife Ari Le Cory, Isaiah Santilli, AM3 Dylan Santilli, Jay Santilli, Hailey Santilli, and Skylar Santilli; his great grandsons, Veron Patterson, Harland Patterson and Juhla Le Cory; great granddaughter, Catherine Le Cory; niece, Lyn &amp; husband John Thomas, and Hope &amp; husband Peter Santilli; nephews, Michael &amp; wife Vie Hall, Robert Hall, Tysen &amp; wife Brittany Couture and Nicholas Santilli; great nieces, Mia and Marisa; great nephews, Kyle, Christian Hall, Dean and Layne.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy was simple man. He loved fishing, camping, motorcycles, drag races, and classic cars. He also loved anything outdoors. He always seemed to know a little about everything. 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