John Maltese

I was his student in Louisiana at Northwestern State College in 1969-1970. Enjoyed every lesson! He often talked of "little Johnny". He kept his violin in a bank vault.

Leon and I are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

I remember the first time I heard John play the violin at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Jacksonville. The moment was one of sheer rapture.

I also remember the time he was scheduled to play at Kam Montgomery's wedding and the power went off just as the wedding began. With no organ, John stepped up and played all the wedding music from music written for the organ. Kam was the University President's daughter and this event was the social event of the season.

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Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.

Dr. Maltese. I was privileged to have been your student. Be invited to your home. I knew you were a very special man. You touched countless lives. May God rest your soul...

John was always full of joy--ready with a hug, a smile, and a joke. He brought so much affection, happiness, and wisdom to all of us who were blessed to be his friends and students. May you be comforted, Anna and John, knowing how much John gave to the world. What he shared will endure.

John Maltese was a beloved teacher that I was privileged to know at Jacksonville State University in the early 1970s. As patient and kind as he was knowledgeable, he is with me still in every lesson I teach my own students to this day. He will always be a part of my life, which is so much richer for having known him.

This man was and will always be remembered as "... a little bit of Heaven..."