John S. "Jack" Ruscica

Jackie was a beloved friend and neighbor to me and my family. He was like family to us. I grew up with Jackie and remember the day he and his family came to Ridge. We spent endless summer days riding bikes, building forts, playing and the occassional fighting that goes on between a bunch of growing boys.
As adults we could always count on each other to lookout for things in the neighborhood. Help with things that our parents needed help with as they got older. I will miss Jackie...

It's alway difficult to share what's in your heart when a friend dies so suddenly. Good friends are not easy to come by. Jackie was a good guy with a generous heart.
I met Jackie not long after moving to Ridge. He was a little bit older and had a great knowledge and respect for the "great outdoors". I didn't know boo about hunting or fishing but Jackie always took pains to show me a little bit more of nature. He always took care to show me something that I might not have noticed or...