John J. "Jack" Chierichetti

JOHN J. "JACK" CHIERICHETTI
1934 – 2008











After a long battle against cancer, Jack Chierichetti died peacefully in his home on Sunday, March 16, 2008.
Jack was born on March 12, 1934, in Bronxville, New York, to John and Pierina Chierichetti. He attended Eastchester High School in New York and Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he earned a BS Degree in Chemical Engineering.
Jack married Norma Crane on October 20, 1956, in Scarsdale, New York. They lived in Tuckahoe, New York, Plainfield, New Jersey, and Sommerville, New Jersey, before moving to Lompoc. Jack worked at Johns-Manville (now Celite) for 40 years, retiring in 1994. He started as an Engineer and progressed to the position of Plant Manager.
Jack was involved in the Lompoc Rotary Club and the Lompoc Valley Club. He was also involved in youth sports: basketball for ten years and Little League and Babe Ruth baseball for 15 years, holding positions as president and chief umpire. Jack's hobbies included golf (a member of the Village Country Club since 1960), travel, investments, and youth sports. He had been a member of La Purisima Catholic Church since 1958.
Jack is survived by his wife, Norma; sons, Jeffrey of Camarillo, California; John and his wife Janet, of Mission Viejo, California; James and wife Shannon of Port Angeles, Washington; and Paul and wife Mary of Yorba Linda, California; and eight grandchildren, Kimberly, Christy, Lauren, Paulina, Joshua, Joseph, Nathaniel, and Johnny; sisters, Marie Cherichetti and Norma Monahan of Stratham, New Hampshire. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Pierina Chierichetti.
The visitation will be Wednesday, March 19, 2008, from 4 to 7 PM in the Chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Monsignor John Fitzgerald will celebrate the mass of Christian burial on Thursday, March 20, 2008, at 10 AM at Queen of Angels Catholic Church. The interment will follow in the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery.
Donations may be made to Marian Hospice, 1400 East Church Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454, or Lompoc Meals on Wheels, 123 North D Street, Lompoc. Arrangements are under the direction of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary.