Filippo Leo, a longtime fixture in Wheaton’s deli community who spent more than three decades serving customers and building relationships with generations of local families, passed away on Thursday, November 5, at the age of 73.
Known simply as “Filippo” to his customers, Leo began working at Marchone’s deli in Wheaton in the early 1990s. He later took over the business and renamed it Filippo’s, becoming a familiar face in the community for more than three decades. Throughout his years running the deli, he remained committed to preserving its traditional, old-school atmosphere, maintaining much of what longtime customers had come to know and love.
Originally from Sicily, Leo immigrated to the United States in 1976 before moving to Montgomery County in 1983. He settled in Aspen Hill, where he lived for the remainder of his life…