A true genius, John DeLoreto was liked and loved by almost all who knew him. John was the fourth and last son of James and Frances DeLoreto. He had three older brothers — Jim, Ed, and Bill. John has two children, Caroline and RJ, whom he loved dearly, and two grandchildren, Liliana and Myloh Lydia. He was born on March 30, 1959, and passed into eternal life on June 17, 2022.
I had the great good fortune to know John from the first day of school in afternoon kindergarten at Roosevelt Elementary School in September 1964. An initial story I can’t resist telling is that we each had strong opinions on the Johnson-Goldwater presidential campaign in 1964 and argued about it in kindergarten — hard to imagine, but true.
John was always verbally brilliant, but his most noticeable talent as a child was in math. He always saw and understood math concepts faster than any other child. He was also the best-behaved student. I remember once in 3rd grade when the teacher was upset at the behavior of the boys and held them all in to talk with them. Only John was excused to go to lunch because his behavior was good all the time.
