20150720 - Vito Buffalo Memorial (SN)

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Pat Zange of Algonquin listens to the Vito Buffalo Orchestra during a free tribute concert for Vito Buffalo at the Riverfront Park in Algonquin Monday, July 20, 2015. Buffalo who previously led the orchestra, died June 21 at Advocate Sherman Hospital after some longtime medical issues. Buffalo, a Lake in the Hills resident, was known to most as two things: a vivacious musician whose instrument of choice was the trumpet, and the longtime owner of the Main Street Market in Algonquin, which closed in the 1990s.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Mike Knauf plays in the Vito Buffalo Orchestra during a free tribute concert for Vito Buffalo at the Riverfront Park in Algonquin Monday, July 20, 2015. Buffalo who previously led the orchestra, died June 21 at Advocate Sherman Hospital after some longtime medical issues. Buffalo, a Lake in the Hills resident, was known to most as two things: a vivacious musician whose instrument of choice was the trumpet, and the longtime owner of the Main Street Market in Algonquin, which closed in the 1990s.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Ron Rhodes of Crystal Lake plays in the Vito Buffalo Orchestra during a free tribute concert for Vito Buffalo at the Riverfront Park in Algonquin Monday, July 20, 2015. Buffalo who previously led the orchestra, died June 21 at Advocate Sherman Hospital after some longtime medical issues. Buffalo, a Lake in the Hills resident, was known to most as two things: a vivacious musician whose instrument of choice was the trumpet, and the longtime owner of the Main Street Market in Algonquin, which closed in the 1990s.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Rosemary Nero of Barrington Hills and her miniature poodle, Chase, listen to the Vito Buffalo Orchestra during a free tribute concert for Vito Buffalo at the Riverfront Park in Algonquin Monday, July 20, 2015. Buffalo who previously led the orchestra, died June 21 at Advocate Sherman Hospital after some longtime medical issues. Buffalo, a Lake in the Hills resident, was known to most as two things: a vivacious musician whose instrument of choice was the trumpet, and the longtime owner of the Main Street Market in Algonquin, which closed in the 1990s.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com The Vito Buffalo Orchestra plays a free tribute concert for Vito Buffalo at the Riverfront Park in Algonquin Monday, July 20, 2015. Buffalo who previously led the orchestra, died June 21 at Advocate Sherman Hospital after some longtime medical issues. Buffalo, a Lake in the Hills resident, was known to most as two things: a vivacious musician whose instrument of choice was the trumpet, and the longtime owner of the Main Street Market in Algonquin, which closed in the 1990s.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Vito Buffalo's son, Anthony Buffalo, spoke to the crowd during a free tribute concert for Vito Buffalo at the Riverfront Park in Algonquin Monday, July 20, 2015. Buffalo who previously led the orchestra, died June 21 at Advocate Sherman Hospital after some longtime medical issues. Buffalo, a Lake in the Hills resident, was known to most as two things: a vivacious musician whose instrument of choice was the trumpet, and the longtime owner of the Main Street Market in Algonquin, which closed in the 1990s.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Mike Knauf plays a solo with the Vito Buffalo Orchestra during a free tribute concert for Vito Buffalo at the Riverfront Park in Algonquin Monday, July 20, 2015. Buffalo who previously led the orchestra, died June 21 at Advocate Sherman Hospital after some longtime medical issues. Buffalo, a Lake in the Hills resident, was known to most as two things: a vivacious musician whose instrument of choice was the trumpet, and the longtime owner of the Main Street Market in Algonquin, which closed in the 1990s.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Tommy Blackburn (left) of Schaumburg and Jeff Blackburn of Long Grove listen to the Vito Buffalo Orchestra during a free tribute concert for Vito Buffalo at the Riverfront Park in Algonquin Monday, July 20, 2015. Buffalo who previously led the orchestra, died June 21 at Advocate Sherman Hospital after some longtime medical issues. Buffalo, a Lake in the Hills resident, was known to most as two things: a vivacious musician whose instrument of choice was the trumpet, and the longtime owner of the Main Street Market in Algonquin, which closed in the 1990s.