JOHN JEROME, 45, OF OAKDALE DIED SADLY ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004. JOHN WAS HEAD CHIEF OF THE WEST SAYVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE WAS A DEVOTED MEMBER FOR 20 YEARS AND IN HIS SEVENTH YEAR AS CHIEF.
JOHN LOST HIS 11 MONTH BATTLE WITH LUNG CANCER WITH HIS FAMILY AND FELLLOW FIREFIGHTERS BY HIS SIDE. HE WAS A WONDREFUL HUSBAND, FATHER, AND GRANDFATHER.
JOHN IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, JOAN, FIVE CHILDREN, JEANINE (BRISSON), CHRISTOPHER, DAVID, TAMARA, AND JOHN JR. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY A SON IN LAW, RUSS, AND THREE BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILDREN, RUSSELL, LOGAN, AND RILEY.
NO MATTER HOW SICK JOHN WAS, HE CARED MORE OF HOW HIS FAMILY WAS DEALING WITH IT. HE WAS NOT READY TO LEAVE THEM BEHIND. JOHN FOUGHT THIS DEADLY DISEASE UNTIL THE MOMENT HE PASSED ON.
HE WAS A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, CHIEF AND FIREFIGHTER UNTIL THE DAY HE DIED.
HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN ALL OF OUR HEARTS!!!!