Allan Paul Castillo

Allan Paul Castillo was born on Oct 6,1939 in the Bronx, New York and went home to be with our Lord on September 19, 2024, in Huron Ohio just shy of his 85th birthday.

He was known as Al to his work associates and was affectionately known as Pauly by his brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews.

He spent his childhood and teenage years growing up in Jamaica Queens New York and graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in St. Albans New York.

He embarked on a lifelong love of world travel by enlisting in the United States Air Force in August of 1960 where he was deployed to the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing.

His first duty station was to be the Itazuke air base in Fukuoka Japan where he was engaged in Intelligence Operations as an analyst with Top Secret clearance performing the duties of identifying threats to and targets for military assets in the regional theater of operations.

This was a role he enjoyed and took very seriously as evidenced by the fact that he never shared any information of these activities with his family and took every detail of them into his afterlife.

He performed additional duties as a TV & Radio Production Specialist and became a popular DJ on armed forces radio for the region, a role that he also enjoyed very much. His personal favorite artists were Sam Cooke and Chuck Berry who he also listened to as he was preparing to report to his final Heavenly duty station.

Once he left Japan, he reported to his second duty station at the Ramstein Air base located in Rheiland-Pfalz Germany, where he met the love of his life Isabella Maria Saum.

When he finally discharged from the Air Force in May of 1965, he returned home with his duffle bag, a new bride who could barely speak any English and his first son Michael.

Once he returned home, he utilized the GI bill to endeavor to build a highly accomplished life both academically and professionally.

He started his academic journey at the Norwalk State Technical College where he received an Associate Degree of Arts and Sciences in Chemical Engineering.

He then attended the University of New Haven where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry and remained on the Dean’s list throughout his time there and was a member of the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honors Society.

He then attended the University of Connecticut where he obtained a Master of Science Degree in Corrosion Engineering/Metallurgy.

He started his professional career at Union Carbide Corporation in Tarrytown, New York as a Laboratory Technician. 

As his education progressed so did his professional journey. His next role was to be with the Olin Corporation Metals Research Laboratory in New Haven Connecticut, as a Senior Corrosion Research Engineer.

He then moved his family to Ohio where he became the Director of Research and Development at Sandusky International Inc and started his journey in the Pulp and Paper industry. While there he would develop and patent two new stainless steel metal alloys which was an accomplishment, he was proud to be a part of.

His next role would see him as the Senior Group Leader at CC Technologies in Dublin Ohio.

His final role before retiring as a for hire consultant would be at the International Paper company in Loveland Ohio as the Senior Departmental Engineer and corporate consultant.

He ended his professional career by leveraging his vast industry knowledge by starting his own consulting firm - Casteel Technology Services which would find him as a subject matter expert for Corrosion and Reliability Engineering and performing consultancy to the Department of Defense through the University of Akron.

 He was widely published in trade journals for the pulp and paper industry and was a member of the Papermaking and Corrosion Control Project Advisory Committees at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology in Atlanta Georgia.

Additionally, he performed Adjunct Assistant Professor duties in the Department of Technology Systems at the Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green Ohio and was a Co-chair and advisory board member to the College of Technology at the Bowling Green State University – Firelands College in Huron Ohio.

Some of his enjoyable personal activities included being an Advisor to Inner-City High School and Rural Elementary School Math & Science Programs where one of his students was accomplished Pro Football player Orlando Pace.

He loved the Japanese culture and language that he was exposed to while in the military and wanted to share it with others and he did so by teaching Japanese to the local Ford Motor plant staff in Sandusky Ohio.

His many endeavors illustrate that he possessed a high drive for accomplishment and that he was exceptionally dedicated to supporting his family, traits which he passed on to his children and grandchildren. He was greatly interested in all the endeavors of his children and grandchildren and would inquire about what they were working on next.

Anyone who knew Al or Pauly will remember how he was someone with an abundant and gregarious personality, that enjoyed interacting with people especially with humor and laughter.

His family holds and cherishes the many fond memories of all the family get togethers and the many Holiday gatherings where humor, laughter and love filled the room, and his presence is and will be greatly missed.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Isabella, infant daughter, Dominique; parents, Baltazar Cruz and Louise (Carruthers) Castillo; two brothers, Peter Castillo, Barry Castillo; three infant granddaughters; Katelyn Castillo, Kaitlyn Byington, Baby girl Byington and one infant great grandchild.

He is survived by his children, Michael (Lori) Castillo, Monique Castillo, and Eric (Millie) Castillo; six grandchildren; Dominic Castillo, Christian Orshoski, Mason Castillo, Nicholas Byington, Gabrielle Castillo, and Olivia Vogus; three great grandchildren; Parker, Paisly and Ellie; two sisters, Laurel (Kenneth) Barron, Carolyn (Howie) Neckin and one brother, Richard Castillo; and numerous nieces and nephews.

His family wishes to extend their sincere Thank You to the staff at The Meadows of Osborn Park where he spent the last few years of his life. He enjoyed his stay there and the staff made him feel at home. He was especially excited that Dr Vaschak allowed him to rekindle his love of being the DJ by allowing him to emcee some of the facility resident parties.

Additionally, the family wishes to extend their sincere Thank You to the staff of Buckeye Hospice who helped him transition to his next duty station comfortably and peacefully.

Make donations in Allan’s name to any of the following: Any institution of higher learning, any research facility engaged in Dementia or Alzheimer’s research, The Meadows of Osborn Park or Buckeye Hospice.

Private family services will be held.

Pfeil Funeral Home, Sandusky Chapel, 617 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky has been entrusted with arrangements.

Moshi Moshi Pop and Godspeed

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