Concert to honor senior killed in car crash

Uncle Fester's House of Blooze, 430 E. Kirkwood Avenue, will host a memorial party at 10 p.m. Wednesday for Jon Fillippo, an IU senior killed in a car accident Nov. 28.\nThe party will feature hip-hop music by area DJs, including Top Speed, Cypher Devine, the Devastator and Tom Slick. \n"Jon enjoyed hip hop," his roommate Justin Hart said. "He mainly listened to hip hop or rap … it's fitting to play hip hop (at the party)."\nFillippo was an employee of Uncle Fester's, said independent promoter James McCutcheon. \n"He was a door guy," McCutcheon said. "It was a shock to everyone (when they heard of his death)." \nHart said Fillippo enjoyed hanging out at the club.\n"We would go there at the end of the night to hang out with Jonathan and some of our other friends," he said. "It was like the nightcap for our evening."\nHart is appreciative of the thought put into the event. He said it's a nice gesture for a good cause. The proceeds from the party will be donated to Fillippo's family.\n"This is going to be a really tough time for the family," Hart said. "Not only with the death of a loved one, but also the financial constraints and responsibilities when a loved one passes away. It will help them out and allow them to make the process easier to deal with."\nHart is also very thankful for everyone involved in putting the event on.\n"We all want to thank the people responsible, and Uncle Fester's for housing the event," Hart said. "And we'd like to thank everyone involved, and, of course, everyone who comes to the event."\nFillippo was returning to IU for his final two weeks of school before graduation when a car struck him on I-65 after his car collided with two other vehicles, according to a Dec. 1 IDS article.\n-- Contact staff writer Jenny Kobiela at jkobiela@indiana.edu.