IBSG Founder, Ross Ippolito, Succumbs to Cancer

R. Ippolito
R. Ippolito

It is with great sadness that International Beauty Systems Group, LLC (IBSG) announced today the passing of its founder, president and CEO Rosario "Ross" Ippolito due to a lost fight with a rare form of cancer.

According to an IBSG release, "Ross Ippolito loved life and lived it to the fullest. He motivated and inspired everyone whose lives he touched to do the same."

The visitation for Ippolito will take place Monday, January 9, 2012, from 2-9 pm at the Salerno Rosedale Chapel, 450 W. Lake St., Roselle, IL. The funeral will take place at St. Mary's Church on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 10 am. The church is located at 10 N. Buffalo Grove Road in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

To honor Ippolito's memory, the office of IBSG, LLC, will be closed Tuesday, January 10, 2012.

The entire team at Skin Inc. magazine extends its deepest sympathies to Ippolito's family, friends, and all those he touched in this industry.

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