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for John DeRosa
yes, we went to mexico together; july 2005
Allie Karpowicz
September 4, 2008
my grandpa... i miss my partner in crime.. its not the same, love your smoocher, im doing the best i can!!
Mike Casey
September 2, 2008
Mr. DeRosa,
Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country when you served in the USN during WW II and the Korean War and also for being a member of the Greatest Generation. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
Fair Winds And Following Seas
Anny DiCiccio
August 28, 2008
I have many memories of Johnny, but this is my favorite. I had a visiting mouse in my apartment, as he watched me cut a piece of cheese for the trap, he loudly exclaimed "whoa, for a piece that large I'll get on the floor". He was always that wry and funny! You are missed already. Anny get your gun
Stephanie DeRosa
August 12, 2008
Dear Uncle Johnny,
I will always picture you with a smile. You had an open mind & an open heart, always willing to listen to new ideas. You were mentally a very young 90 & lots of fun to be around.
Thank you for being such a wonderful uncle to me, always accepting the many changes in my life. I'm so glad that my boyfriend John got to know you before you got sick. He truly enjoyed you also. Rest peacefully, Uncle Johnny. God knows you deserve it.
Earl & Mary Jones
August 11, 2008
We will miss Uncle Johnny's smile very much. He always had a kind word & good advice. It was always wonderful talking with him. He will forever be in our thoughts & prayers.
Heidi & Dad New Year's Eve, 2006
August 10, 2008
Ma & Dad New Year's
August 10, 2008
Dad & Sammy
August 10, 2008
MaryEllen & Eileen (Morris) Beaulieu & St. Jean
August 7, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers are with you aunt Sissy as well as the girls.
Lawrence Basteri
August 7, 2008
Heidi... Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and the family on the loss of your dad.
Larry & Cindy
Steve Hawko
August 6, 2008
Sorry for your loss, I was an apprentice at the Boston Naval Shipyard and knew John at that time, he was a real gentleman, really a nice person.
Scott Fuller
August 6, 2008
To Michael and Family:
Extremely sorry for your family's loss, our thoughts are with you.
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