Obituary of John Philip Violante

JOHN P. VIOLANTE JUNE 17th 1957 APRIL 23rd 2016 On April 23, 2016, after a short battle with cancer, John Philip Violante went home to The Lord; he was surrounded by family in the home he had built with his wife. He leaves behind his adoring wife and high school sweetheart, Sue (Bond) Violante; loving daughter, Alexandra (Christopher) Reznik and loving son, John Violante, Jr. John is also survived by his sisters, Patricia Greenwood, Beth Violante, Sue Willet, Lori (Tim) Makela, Nancie (Kerry) Puzio; his brothers, Mike (Laura), Ric (Connie), Tom and Bob (Debbie) Violante; many nieces, nephews and a large extended family. He is reunited with his parents, Edward and Patricia Violante. Those who were lucky enough to have known John knew he was a big teddy bear, more bark than bite. If he picked on you it meant he cared about you. And no one cared about their family as deeply as John; always selflessly putting others before himself. John requested to be cremated. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 29th 10:30am at St. Michael's in Livonia. His ashes will be placed at his favorite fishing hole, the Violante family cottage, where his life will be celebrated with family and friends. In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to Jack's Place for Autism. His Christmas coffee cakes will be truly missed!