John Perno, Jr.

John Perno, Jr., beloved father , passed away peacefully at home on January 7th at the age of 85 surrounded by his loving family.

John was born on September 22,1940 to John And Lena Perno .

John had a longtime career in the New York State Court system where he started as a Court officer in 1972 and retired in 1999 as the Chief/Director of Court Security for the Office of Court Administration New York State Court System.

He lived in Staten Island for 38 years where he raised his family, then in Jackson, N.J., for the last ten years.

John has been a musician since he was a young boy, the Accordian was his passion and enjoyed playing both socially and professionally up until his death .

John is a long time member and former commodore of The Richmond County Yacht Club.

John is predeceased by his beautiful, beloved wife Patricia , his sister Julia and his son in-law Scott.

He is survived by his loving children, Vincent (Jaci) , Julia Perno-Rapaglia (Mike), Stephanie Kain; grandchildren, Alexandra, Christa, Matthew, Valerie, Juliana, Vincent Jr. and Erin and great granddaughter Serafina; siblings Louis ( Pilar) , George (Linda) and Lynn ( Barry).