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John my cousin,
Im sitting here thinking of all the things we did together with our families,the lake during the summer,the baby sitting i did for you,Billy Beth and Kathy, it seems so long ago,the good times we had at all the weddings
I remember at my moms wake you telling me, while you hugged me,that life goes on,it might go on but it will be a lot more empty without you to brighten things up
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART
COUSIN JULIA
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John
This may be a bad time to bring this up but you still owe me a drink, guess i'll have to collect the next time i see you. I'll miss you at all the family functions, your sense of humor,i won't forget the lobster shell you put under my pillow,smelled fish all night long. john you were the type of guy any man would be proud to have as a son.
AL
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I did not know your loved one, but as I see his picture and read your words it has brought tears to my eyes. Your loved one was a hero and will always and forever be a hero. Not only are my prayers with you all, but the prayers from people all around the world. He will never be forgotten by you or anyone else in the generations to come. We will all get through this time together, like the New Yorkers that we are, one big family.
God Bless.
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| Name : Gerry - Judy's sister |
09/20/2001 |
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Having John join our family was a blessing. John always brought to all our gatherings his wonderful smile, his great sense of humor and wit, great stories and of course a good appetite! I always admired his appreciation and enjoyment of life. I have met few people who truly love and enjoy life as John did. I never saw him unhappy, never really heard him complain or argue. He was such a joy to have around. John and Judy were always so happy and so much in love. I could never repay him for his tireless care toward my sister during her difficult times. I rested easy knowing she was with him for I knew how much he loved her. John also had a gift for talking with people. He knew just the right words, asked the right question. He could ease tension with a joke or a silly act. He was truly a remarkable man.
The days ahead will be extremely difficult for his mom, his sister, his brother, my sister. It is hard to think of life without him. But John certainly spread his “fairy dust” on all of us. We all have had a chance to know him and that is certainly a blessing and a priceless gift. We are certainly better people for having had him in our lives. I know that mine has been enriched and that I will never forget him.
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| Name : Kristyn - Your niece, the "superstar" |
09/20/2001 |
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Uncle John, where do I begin? There are so many wonderful things to say which I will never forget. As I sit here and think of what to write, I am overcome with so many great memories. I would go and spend time with you and Aunt Judy at the apartment and it was like hanging out with two of my best friends. We would go to the movies and out to eat for dinner to the best pizzeria in Brooklyn, where you would eat practically a whole pie by yourself while we would sit there and wonder how you could eat that much. I will never forget the one time I spent the night there and we had Chinese food for dinner, and I asked you if u were going to make Aunt Judy and me breakfast in the morning and you said, “You can count on there being breakfast on the table when you wake up.” Sure enough, Aunt Judy and I woke up that morning and saw that you had made us breakfast before you left for work. You had left us each a fortune cookie on our plate.
You had a way with people and would light up the room with your smile and sense of humor. I don’t think I ever left one of our family parties without you making me laugh. From your singing and acting out the 12 days of Christmas to making Uncle Jack stand in a box of sand, you will be missed greatly at family gatherings. I could go on and on about all your wonderful qualities.
I am very thankful that I had a chance for you to be such a big part in my life. You have touched the lives of so many people and I consider myself to be very lucky to be one of them. I thank you for loving and caring for Aunt Judy and being there for her through the good times and the bad.
As hard as it is to face this tragedy, I know that you are okay because you are with your father, sister and Uncle Rob.
I love you, miss you, and will keep you in my heart forever and I look forward to the day when I will see you again. Love, Kris (Y.F.N.)
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| Name : Anthony & Roxanne Todaro |
09/20/2001 |
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John - I am forever grateful for the day that you entered our lives ~ and even more grateful for the special love and happiness that you gave to Judy. You were the epitome of soulmates. You easily became one of our family and one of our dearest and closest friends. I can't imagine vacations without you. I always thought the four of us would grow old together down in Hilton Head watching the sunset. Your words of wisdom and laughter will live on forever in our hearts. I remember how you comforted me when Robert died. You put your arm around me and told me that you thought that our goal in life was to touch as many lives as possible and that it was obvious by the turnout at Robert's funeral that he more than met his goals. Well, knowing you and the amount of calls and support that we've gotten over the past few weeks, I know that you more than surpassed your goals in life. Thank you for the love and laughter that you gave us which we will always treasure as our deepest memories.
You will be forever missed in our family and in our hearts. We love you, John!
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| Name : cousin Joanie,John&Kaitlyn |
09/20/2001 |
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Dear Johnny,I have known you all my life.It's not right that your not here. John you never knew this but when I was about ten years old I had a crush on you. I did'nt realize back then that you really should'nt have that kind of crush on your cousin. Then one day at nana's house aunt Kathy found out and I was so afraid she'd tell you. Now I hope you knew how very special you were to me. Well like mother, like daughter Kaitlyn is now ten years old and I'm sure you knew she had that very same crush on you(stripe boy).Thank-you for being so good to her. Thank-you for teasing us and making us laugh. You were always so easy to be with. I will hold my memories of you and pass them down . We will all miss you terribly but will keep you with us Always. Judy, Aunt Rose, Kathy & Bill we share in your grief and will keep you in our prayers. John believed in family and so do we.
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| Name : Uncle Bob |
09/20/2001 |
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John was my godchild. He was a carbon copy of his father, my brother Bill. They both were very outgoing. Nothing would stop either one of them from doing what they wanted to do.
John was the athlete of the family. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see him play or coach a lot as we lived in northern New Jersey.
We had a summer home at Lake Hopatcong. Bill and Rose had a house a couple of doors away from us. There were many great memories from our days at the lake.
As the years passed by, we had family picnics every year at my house. Just before Christmas, the family would get together to make our famous "raviolis". Everyone would go to Rose's house to roll the dough and make the raviolis, including John who would show up when most of the work was done. Then each of the family members would take turns having Christmas at their house.
I will always love and miss my godchild.
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| Name : Bobby Ortiz |
09/20/2001 |
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I'll always remember John in his blue dress. Afterall it was not every day I wore a dress! John was one of those "good guys" we all meet in life. I'll miss him immensely.
God Bless America.
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| Name : john [bip] stedman |
09/20/2001 |
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where do you begin talking about johnny.Well even though i'm the same age as john the first time i met him was he was playing baseball with my brother's baseball te
am in P A L ,YOU COULD TELL HE WAS A VERY GOOD ATHLETE.HE LEFT AN EMPRESSION ON ME,even though i was a player's little brother he paid attention to a little kid. Growing up in bayridge in the 70's and 80's everybody knew eachother ,and it was only a matter of time we ran in to each other. In my twenties we started playing touch tackle in a league in staten island,we were the other team in bayridge GALTYMORE.We use to scrimmage alot and there was a lot of hard fought games but after was the best yes thats right back to the bar.well if you don't know john i feel bad for you because you would have been a better person for it.believe me.he use to constantly break my chops ,they use to go to met games by bus and they usually guess the attendance and the closer to the exact figure wins.while im guessing john and i forget who else closed me in i would guess 43900 they would guess 43901 and 43899 no way i would win attendance was 44200 john wins..he was a winner when there was a big play to be made they threw it to number 80 .you will be missed look over us john bye
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