Mr. Louis J. Dillon Jr., of Foxfire Village, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 31, 2013. He was 88.

Born in Woodside, NY, the son of Mr. Louis J. Dillon Sr., and Edith Brunsch Dillon, he was raised in Bayside, NY.

Mr. Dillon joined the United States Marine Corps at age 17, on January 23, 1943 and was trained as a Combat Movie Photographer prior to participating in the Pacific Campaign during WWII. He received the National Headline Award for motion pictures taken on Iwo Jima. During the Korean War, he was an instructor at the USMC Base, Quantico, Virginia.

After his military service, Mr. Dillon worked in the lithography and printing business in New York City.

He married Frances V. Cleveland in 1956 and in 1962, they moved to Wallkill, NY and together founded Toll House Card Company. For many years, he was president of the Wallkill Chamber of Commerce.

In 1980, they moved their business to Aberdeen, NC, then later sold it to start a tool and die company. Several years later, he sold that company and finished his tool and die career working for Purolator Products, retiring in 1990.

Mr. Dillon is survived by his wife Frances; his son, Peter Dillon of Grovetown, GA; his daughter, Laura Hamerka of Raleigh, NC; and his son William Dillon, of High Point, NC; and four grandchildren: Sarah Albrecht of Chapel Hill, NC, Tyler Dillon of High Point, NC, Megan Brannan of Enid, OK, and Paige Hamerka of Raleigh, NC.

The funeral service will be held at a later date at Quantico National Cemetery in Virginia.

Louis Joseph Dillon Jr.