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Peter J. Jacovini • Funeral Director • Supervisor
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Victor L. Baldi III • Funeral Director
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In Memory of
John A
Valentino
Valentino
1940 - 2015
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Rich Valentino
It is very difficult for me to express what I feel in my heart in words or print but in this case I feel that I have to tell what a positive role my brother John played in my life. John was 9 years older than me so he was a teenager when I was a child but I have memories of us roughhousing in the house or playing catch in the street and I can remember him pulling kids off me when I was being picked on by the older boys. As everyone knows John was a firefighter for over 20 years risking his life every shift he worked to serve the public. When he retired instead of sitting at home enjoying his retirement what does he do he become a Registered Nurse and again worked in a field where he could serve his fellow human beings. This is the kind of person John was and I always looked up and admired him for this and was always proud to tell people what kind of person my brother was like. I don't think it is some small coincidence that I became a volunteer firefighter for 15 years or became an RN later in my life as John did, in fact it was John who suggested to me to become a nurse when I was at a cross road in my previous career. John and Marianne both played a huge role in helping me become a nurse as they tutored and guided me all through nursing school. Like any siblings we had our ups and downs growing up but the ups far surpassed the downs and I will always love him and I will surely miss him.
Your brother;
Rich
Thursday October 1, 2015 at 11:52 am
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