Hello to John's family.
You all have my condolences for your loss of John - one of the finest men I have ever known. We miss him.

John and I met when we sat next to each other playing trumpets in the Jamestown High School Band (NY). We became friends immediately. He was first chair and I was second. We both played in the High School Dance Band. He was the Drum Major in the Marching Band. I remember him leading the marching band at football games in full uniform regalia, leaning over backwards till his high fur hat touched the ground behind him and the band burst forward and the crown roared. Not too shabby!

When I was away in the Navy, He visited my parents with some frequency in Vallejo CA spending time with them and reminiscing. He would fly his plane into a nearby airport for those visits. My parents loved it.

I remember endless arguments while in high school and Jamestown Community College over "What is more important - Talent or Experience."  If we were together here today, we would resume that "discussion."

We met a few times later in life over the 65 or so years we knew each other, but it was never enough. My brother and I shared a dinner with him at a small Mexican restaurant in Fremont? (I think) CA and it was as if we had just seen each other the day before and it had been years since we had seen each other.

He was what all the rest of us should be. I'm sure he is at peace at last. I will miss him!

Love to all,
John Stanton

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John Russell Cusimano

11 juin 1941 – 26 octobre 2024

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