James A. Baldo

Jim was born on November 16, 1947 in Oneonta, the son of “Pat” Pasquo and Ida (DaDario) Baldo.

A graduate of Oneonta High School, Jim received his bachelors in Political Science from SUNY Oneonta in 1971. After graduation he moved to Boston to begin as a sales associate for Raleigh Bicycle, beginning a 25 year corporate career in sales and Marketing that took him around the world.

Jim returned to Oneonta in 1998 where his business interests included banjo Radio Group, The Clinton Plaza, and various restaurants. He was a passionate believer in Oneonta and its economic base and worked tirelessly to promote his businesses and the people they served. His boundless energy, creativity, and endless generosity will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

Jim is survived by his wife Jacki Hunt of Oneonta; his four children, Jessica Baldo Riggio of Miami & her husband Rocco, and their sons Rocco J, and Massimo, Joshua Baldo of Oneonta and his son Jonah; Steva Jeremias of Boston, and Jordan Jeremias of Oneonta; and Therese Heckman, mother of Jessica and Joshua.

Jim is also survived by his sister Marguerite Baldo Johnson of Oneonta, nephew James Johnson of Cooperstown and his wife Amy, and niece Rebecca Johnson Carrington and husband Wayne of Oneonta; and their families.

A funeral mass will be offered on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 10:15 am in St. Mary’s Church, 39 Walnut Street, Oneonta with the Rev. Scott VanDerveer, officiating. Private interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Emmons.

Friends may call on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from 4 to 7 PM at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand Street, Oneonta, at which time the family will be in attendance.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Catskill Area Hospice, 1 Birchwood Drive, Dept. FH, Oneonta, New York 13820

Condolences to the family may be made online by visiting our website: www.grummonsfuneralhome.com

Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home of Oneonta.