John "Bullet" Fiorino
Thanks to Barbara Jordan Tweedle for the following information about John.
John Fiorino, 38, Local Firefighter; Coached Little League in Westfield
John Fiorino, 38, a lifelong resident of Westfield, died on Monday, March 30, 1998 at the Grandstrand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He had been a volunteer firefighter in Westfield from 1983 to 1986, and was employed as a firefighter for the Town of Westfield since 1986. Firefighter Fiorino was a member of the Firemen's Benevolent Association Local No. 30 of Westfield and the Exempt Firemen's Association. He was a communicant of the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield and a member of the Italian-American Club of North Plainfield. He coached Little League in Westfield for baseball, basketball, football and soccer. Surviving are his wife, Allison Tortoriello Fiorino; two sons, Vincent Fiorino and Stephen Fiorino; a daughter, Amy Fiorino; his parents, Joseph and Eleanor Fiorino of Westfield, and two sisters, Patricia Petersen of Westfield and Joanne Hughes of Lincroft. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, April 3, at Holy Trinity Church. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield. Visitation will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. today, Thursday, April 2, at the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue, Westfield. Memorial donations may be made to the Fiorino Children's Scholarship Fund, care of Westfield Firemen's Benevolent Association Local No. 30, 405 North Avenue, West, Westfield, 07090. This was in the star ledger.
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Please see the link below for a story about John in the Westfield Leader starting on page 1.
https://www.goleader.com/1998/1998-04-02.pdf