John A. Palladino

at home on May 17, 2015. He was born on July

25, 1930 in Highland, New York and resided in

Riverside, CA for 55 years. Prior to Riverside,

he lived in New York City, went to college and

law school in Cambridge, Massachusetts and

grew up in the Bronx, New York. He was an Army

Sergeant, from 1952-1954, was awarded a

Bronze Star and was in the Army Reserve until

1960. He graduated from Harvard University,

class of 1951 and Harvard Law School, class of

1957. He was an attorney at law for over 40 years, mostly in private

practice. John helped save the San Gorgonio National Wilderness,

including speaking before Congress, in the 1960s and

was active in Clean Air Now in the 1970s. He served as the Sierra

Club Chapter President, was a member of the Riverside Bar

Association and was a member of the Southern California Harvard

Club and volunteered as an interviewer/advocate for prospective

Harvard University students for the Inland Empire area.

John is survived by his wife Judi Palladino; his son Stephen

Palladino of Santa Barbara, California; his daughter Karen

Palladino Ciccone of Venice, California; his son Kendall

Palladino of Danbury, Connecticut; his brother Vinnie Palladino

of Yonkers, New York; his sister Diana Ferris of Redhook, New

York; and his sister Nancy Palladino of Virginia Beach, Virginia

and his 9 grandchildren.

The services will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at

Acheson and Graham, 7944 Magnolia Ave. Riverside, California

92504. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. followed

by a 12:00 p.m. chapel service at Acheson and Graham and burial

at 1:45 p.m. at Riverside National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,

the family suggests contributions in memory of John Palladino

be made to The Sierra Club at Sierra Club memorial gift, 85 Second

Street, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, by calling

(415) 977-5653 or on-line at http://secure.sierraclub.org/site/

SPageServer?pagename=CommemorativeMemorialGiftInfo or

to Feeding America Riverside at 2950 A Jefferson Street, Riverside,

California 92504, by calling (951) 359-4757 or on-line at

www.feedingamericaie.org