John Vitolis Petraitis

John Vitolis Petraitis, 75 of Cornelius, North Carolina, USA passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025.

John was born in Greta, New South Wales, Australia on March 27, 1950 to the late Petras and Vlada Petraitis (immigrants from Lithuania). A mining and civil engineer, his career began in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, as a young blasting manager. He settled into a career across Australia, in project management consulting and prior to his early retirement, owner in plastic manufacturing in Queensland, Australia. He met his wife in South America during the International Lithuanian Youth Congress. Clearly destined to become a world traveler along with his other passions – boating, golf, collecting classic Jaguar cars and cooking. John produced several gourmet triumphs…and just enough unforgettable kitchen disasters to keep things interesting.

He is survived by his wife of nearly 49 years, Lori Petraitis; his children - Paul Petraitis (wife Rasa Ruseckaite) of Melbourne, Australia; Kristina Petraitis (husband Trey Ruff) of North Carolina, USA; and his four-legged friend, Apollo.

A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations on his behalf to American Stroke Foundation https://americanstroke.org/donate/

Rest well, John.

Your life was big,
Your voice unmistakable
And your mark indelible.

Jonas Vitolis Petraitis, 75 metu, iš Kornelijaus, Šiaures Karolinos, JAV, mire ramiai 2025 m. gruodžio 22 d.

Jonas gime Gretoje, Naujajame Pietu Velse, Australijoje, 1950 m. kovo 27 d., imigrantu iš Lietuvos Petro ir Vlados Petraiciu šeimoje. Savo karjera Jonas pradejo Bugenvilyje, Papua Naujojoje Gvinejoje kaip kalnakasybos ir statybos inžinierius. Veliau jis tese savo karjera Australijoje, dirbdamas projektu valdymo konsultacijose, o prieš ankstyva išejima i pensija tapo plastiko gamybos imones savininku Kvinslande, Australijoje. Savo žmona jis sutiko Pietu Amerikoje per tarptautini Lietuviu jaunimo kongresa. Akivaizdu, kad jam buvo lemta tapti pasaulio keliautoju igyvendinant kitas jo aistras – laivyba, golfa, klasikiniu „Jaguar“ automobiliu kolekcionavima ir maisto gaminima. Jonas sukure keleta gurmanišku stebuklu... ir ne viena nepamirštama katastrofa virtuveje, kad butu idomiau.

Ji paliko žmona Lori, su kuria pragyveno beveik 49 metus ir du vaikus– Pauliu ir Kristina.

Jono gyvenimo minejimas ivyks veliau. Vietoj geliu šeima prašo paaukoti jo vardu Amerikos insulto fondui
https://americanstroke.org/donate/.

Ilsekis ramybeje, Jonai.

Tavo gyvenimas buvo didis,
Tavo balsas neabejotinas
Ir tavo pedsakas neišdildomas.