Obituary for John A. Garisto
In Memory of John Garisto, 55, of Kure Beach who was taken from us too soon.
John was born in the Bronx, New York to Maria and Tony Garisto. He grew up with his cousins and made many friendships throughout the years. His summers were spent at his grandparents’ home, Dorothy & Henry Dew. He grew up with his many cousins at the beach house, Kim, Kelly, Angie, Shannon and Chris to name a few. He would fish and explore the beach, which started his love of the ocean. He watched The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau and had many books on ocean life and diving. At age 7, John wanted a scuba tank and wanted to take scuba lessons. At age 12, John took his Open Water Class with his cousin Bob.
John attended OLA elementary school, Bronx High School of Science and went to The University of Buffalo.
John went on to work at O'Brien & Gere Engineers and after that, CH2M Hill as a Commercial Diver. Some of the places he worked at were:
Guam
Diego Garcia
Dubai
Japan
Bahamas
Hawaii
Throughout the years, he continued with his PADI and DAN training. He was a Master Scuba Diver Trainer and was awarded a Membership Achievement Award 30th Anniversary as a PADI Member.
John taught and dove with Mike Carew at Captain Mike's Diving in the Bronx. He made many friends from teaching diving. These friends turned into extended family.
Some of his favorite dives were:
USS San Diego
Maine
Lizzie D
USN Algol
Stolt Dagali
or just diving for lobster or collecting old bottles in the Sound. John also enjoyed diving with Carolina Beach Scuba where one of his favorite dives was the Meg Ledge.
On 9/11, when the towers came down, John and his crew were working in the Hudson. All transportation was shut down. John and his crew ferried people from Wall Street over to New Jersey so they could get home. John also subdued a shooter in City Island until the police came.
John is survived by his wife, Annette, his mother, Maria, daughter Vanessa, son Daniel and grandchildren Joe and Michael.
John is predeceased by his grandparents, long time Kure Beach residents Dorothy and Henry Dew.
A Memorial Service will be held from1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Saturday, June 18th at Andrews Mortuary - Valley Chapel, 4108 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC, 28412, 910-791-7055. Please sign the online Guestbook at www.andrewsmortuary.com
A GiveSendGo Fund in Memory of John Garisto has been set up at: https://www.givesendgo.com/johngaristo
John was born in the Bronx, New York to Maria and Tony Garisto. He grew up with his cousins and made many friendships throughout the years. His summers were spent at his grandparents’ home, Dorothy & Henry Dew. He grew up with his many cousins at the beach house, Kim, Kelly, Angie, Shannon and Chris to name a few. He would fish and explore the beach, which started his love of the ocean. He watched The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau and had many books on ocean life and diving. At age 7, John wanted a scuba tank and wanted to take scuba lessons. At age 12, John took his Open Water Class with his cousin Bob.
John attended OLA elementary school, Bronx High School of Science and went to The University of Buffalo.
John went on to work at O'Brien & Gere Engineers and after that, CH2M Hill as a Commercial Diver. Some of the places he worked at were:
Guam
Diego Garcia
Dubai
Japan
Bahamas
Hawaii
Throughout the years, he continued with his PADI and DAN training. He was a Master Scuba Diver Trainer and was awarded a Membership Achievement Award 30th Anniversary as a PADI Member.
John taught and dove with Mike Carew at Captain Mike's Diving in the Bronx. He made many friends from teaching diving. These friends turned into extended family.
Some of his favorite dives were:
USS San Diego
Maine
Lizzie D
USN Algol
Stolt Dagali
or just diving for lobster or collecting old bottles in the Sound. John also enjoyed diving with Carolina Beach Scuba where one of his favorite dives was the Meg Ledge.
On 9/11, when the towers came down, John and his crew were working in the Hudson. All transportation was shut down. John and his crew ferried people from Wall Street over to New Jersey so they could get home. John also subdued a shooter in City Island until the police came.
John is survived by his wife, Annette, his mother, Maria, daughter Vanessa, son Daniel and grandchildren Joe and Michael.
John is predeceased by his grandparents, long time Kure Beach residents Dorothy and Henry Dew.
A Memorial Service will be held from1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Saturday, June 18th at Andrews Mortuary - Valley Chapel, 4108 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC, 28412, 910-791-7055. Please sign the online Guestbook at www.andrewsmortuary.com
A GiveSendGo Fund in Memory of John Garisto has been set up at: https://www.givesendgo.com/johngaristo