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Father Joseph N. Sestito

Rome, New York

Oct 20, 1932 – Mar 13, 2024

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BORN
October 20, 1932
DIED
March 13, 2024
LOCATION
Rome, New York

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Father Joseph N. Sestito March 13, 2024 Father Joseph N. Sestito passed away peacefully on March 13, 2024, at the age of 91. He was born on October 20, 1932, to Joseph and Marianne (Amato) Sestito in Rome, New York. His parents predeceased him, along with brothers-in-law John Stoehr and Edwin...

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I will miss you Fr. Joe at St. Joseph´s. I loved visiting with you, bringing you food and joking with you. You were an incredible and accomplished man and the best priest ever. Much love rest in peace.

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My mother´s younger brother, Joseph N. Sestito passed at age 91 after leading a "storied and adventurous life," as my son so accurately phrased it. A Catholic priest and a decorated Navy veteran, he inspired the priest in my first novel, THE HIDDEN LIGHT OF MEXICO CITY, who tells Luz de Maria that he cannot give her absolution if she wishes to commit the same sin all over again. My grandfather always called him "Sonny," which led to the character of Sonny Zambrano in the Galliano Club...