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Jamie DeMaio Van Bergen
June 21, 2023
Jamie DeMaio Van Bergen
June 21, 2023
I am so very sorry that I´m just learning of Uncle John´s passing. I recall so vividly how my sweet brother, Andrew, felt comforted visiting with your dad at my father´s funeral because he reminded Andrew so much of our dad and the years spent at the DeMaio cousin´s home. We loved his accent, their many stories about growing up and he clearly shared the same charm and love for his kids that my dad had.
We will be thinking about all of you and especially your beautiful mom, Aunt Sarah. Blessings to you all! Their family is together again, and I´m sure he and my dad are sharing stories and are at peace.
Your cousin, Jamie (DeMaio) Van Bergen, husband Peter and children Elizabeth and Luke
Kathleen Falcon
June 11, 2023
Rest in Peace Dr. DeMaio, it was an honor to have worked at St. Francis Hospital in nursing while you were there. I do not believe that there was a staff member there who didn't love you. You are an amazing doctor and human and will be remembered forever. Kathleen Falcon
Ann Foley CRNA
June 9, 2023
Ann Foley
Worked and with Dr D for decades
An honor and delight!
He used to kid me - on Election Day - our votes cancelled each other !
A great doctor , great surgeon and even a most wonderful man
My deep sympathy to his beautiful family
May God Bless us all
Ann Foley CRNA
Peggy Quiros
June 9, 2023
John and MIKE mowed our lawn !!
Steve & Fran Scoville
June 8, 2023
Dear Sarah & Family,
Sincerest condolences on John's passing. We were blessed and privileged to have known him over the past two decades in Naples. He was a special guy and our fond memories of him will last forever. May God Bless John and your family!
Dario & Peggy Quiros
June 8, 2023
We met the DeMaio family when we were neighbors on Hunter Drive many years ago. John & Mark mowed the lawn; Marie was our Kevin´s favorite babysitter ( `Muh wee´ ); I think we met John & Sarah @ our Halloween party !
We have subsequently become great admirers of John & Sarah; are terribly sad @ his passing, & happy that we´d known him for these many healthy years. We will miss John a great deal.
Pat Hunt/Max Williamson
June 7, 2023
We were saddened to hear about John´s passing. He was a very special guy. We loved his sense of humor. He was always ready to make us laugh about any off the cuff subject. Our condolences go out to Sarah and the family. He will certainly be missed.
Pat and Max
St. Francis School of Nursing
June 6, 2023
A great Personality!!
A great Surgeon!!
A great Educator!!
RIP Dr. DeMaio
St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing
`67 Class
Mark Lewis
June 6, 2023
To The DeMaio Family,
Dr. DeMaio was a great humanitarian and an excellent doctor. His medical skills included great compassion for his patients. I am very sorry for your loss.
Levette and Mac Perkins
June 6, 2023
Dear Sarah and family. We are devastated for you all. We will all miss his wonderful smile and his big heart...we are sooooo sad!
Mark Moriarty
June 6, 2023
Sending my condolences to the entire DeMaio family. Doc DeMaio was always one of my favorite guys at the club and a true gentleman. Sending all of his loved ones my wishes for happy memories.
Ruth O'Keefe
June 6, 2023
How sad and sorry it makes me to read of Dr Demaio's death. Not new I wanted to hear.
I was a little girl having heart surgery at St. Francis Hospital in 1963. My surgeon was training Dr. Demaio. He was a wonderful, kind doctor and responsible for a lot of my care. When I was in ICU it was he assigned to come in at 7 in the morning and check on me daily. He used to tease me about his stethoscope being cold because I was his first patient in the morning. His kind, calm sweet attitude was just was a little child in that situation needed. So sorry to hear of his passing and so glad he had 90 years. My sincere condolences to his family. You should be proud.
Ruth O'Keefe
Gianfulvio Seccareccia Former Surgical Tech-St. Francis Hospital
June 6, 2023
My sincere and heartfelt condolences to the DeMaio Family. I am sorry that I am out of town this week and will not be able to attend services, but I will be there in spirit.
Having worked in funeral service for 40 years in West Hartford, I have from time to time, been asked to read the following during services. I hope these words bring some comfort.
"Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other, we are still. Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference in your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together. Play, smile think of me, pray for me. Let my name forever be the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same that it ever was. There is absolute and unbroken continuity. What is this death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well."
marsha lichtman
June 6, 2023
My heart aches for all you.
John's smile is contagious, a bit of an imp with great humor. He will be remembered lovingly.
Love and condolences to all,
Marsha Lichtman (Naples)
David & Talley Wright
June 6, 2023
Never meet a greater guy. Meet in Florida years ago and had some great times with both Doc and Sarah. Our prayers go out to Sarah and the entire DeMaio family.
Bless you all, Talley and David
Terry Jean
June 6, 2023
My sincere condolences to Dr DeMaio´s family. I just would like to share with you my experiences, My Mom met him working at St Francis, he talked about his children and my mom talked about her kids (I had 7 siblings), she had my sister and I get our ears pierced with only him. We were 14&15. He then did 3 surgeries on me. Treated me has if I was his daughter. I respected him and trusted him. He will be missed . I will forever remember him as a kind soul
Terry Jean
Tony Fargnoli
June 6, 2023
Kathie and I send our deepest condolences to Sarah and all the DeMaio family. We enjoyed our many years with Sarah and Doc at Kensington. I enjoyed especially our shared times on the course and at the 19th hole, funny stories and a few laughs with a stogie and a libation or two! Sarah we pray for you to have strength during this difficult time, Doc you will be sorely missed and thank you for sharing your friendship with me over the years. May you rest in peace. God bless.
Sr.Patricia O´Keefe
June 6, 2023
Dear Sarah and family, my sympathy and prayers are with you. I have made a donation to St. Francis Breadline for the poor in his memory.
Fondly,
Sister Patricia PO´Keefe
Kay (Hayward) Higgins
June 6, 2023
Deepest condolences to Dr. DeMaio's family and friends. We first met, many years ago, when I was a CST at St. Francis. Despite his stature, he was an imposing figure to my 19 year old, fresh out of tech school self, but his wit became a fast connecting point in our working relationship. His ability to toggle from humor to seriousness, as situations warranted, was a trait I admired and emulated, and later recognized as being rooted in kindness and respect, which he fostered in his residents and students. A great teacher, surgeon, and human being, whose healing ways went beyond the tangible, he will be missed dearly.
adreanne good
June 6, 2023
my condolences go out to the family a beautiful person with a heart of gold riheavenly peace gone but never forgotten
Tony Panza
June 6, 2023
I don't know that I ever heard John complain about anything except maybe a bad golf shot. He was a super guy and friend. Will be missed by many.
Stephen Matteini
June 6, 2023
Spent a few short years with the Doc at KGCC. What a wonderful man. I lit up every time I saw his smile and still use one of the jokes he told me!
Me!
Rozann Venti, MD
June 6, 2023
My condolences to Dr DeMaio´s family. I knew him through St Francis. Always a kind man and a very well respected surgeon. He operated on my mother and on many of my patients; everyone loved him. He taught me a lot too during my residency. A great man.
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