Huntington Mourns Loss of John Bosco

The Huntington community mourns the loss of John Bosco, who died at the age of 20 on Tuesday in Florida.

John Bosco, who played lacrosse, graduated Huntington High School in 2012, and was a student at the State University of New York at Oneonta.

He had been vacationing with his family in Orlando at the time of the accident that tragically took his life.

He had a way with people, and made a point of giving back, those who knew him say.

“He was a tremendous, wonderful young man,” said Councilwoman Susan Berland, who’d hired John as her intern, after hearing him make a speech at a Young Leaders event in Huntington. “He was the sweetest, nicest kid.”

“He was a really energetic young man,” said Kevin Thorbourne, co-founder of Young Leaders in Huntington.

Thorbourne said Bosco, who’d also worked at summer camp, was “great with kids,” and was also very involved in community service and speaking frankly with peers about taking responsibility in life.

Michelle Bosco, John Bosco’s mother, told Newsday that her son was “the rock of the family.”

“It’s a sad occasion for his family but also our community – he was a great friend to a lot of people,” Thorbourne said.

“He could have made a tremendous impact on our community,” Thorbourne added. “He didn’t get a chance to live out his dreams.”

The following funeral information is via M.A. Connell Funeral Home:

Home: Huntington, NY

Date of Death: January 6, 2015

Place of Birth: Huntington, NY

Birthdate: November 17, 1994

Age: 20

Mass: Monday, January 12, 2015 10:45 AM St. Patricks Church, Huntington, NY

Visitation: Saturday, January 10, 2015 2-4 & 7-9 PM at M. A. Connell Funeral Home Inc., Huntington Station, NY; Sunday, January 11, 2015 2-4 & 7-9 PM at M. A. Connell Funeral Home Inc., Huntington Station, NY

Interment: Huntington Rural Cemetery Association, Huntington, NY

Biography

Knowing what John would want, the Bosco Family, honoring John’s brotherly friendship with Kevin Abt, is encouraging donations to be made, in lieu of flowers, to the Muscular Dystrophy Association to help find a cure for Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy.

Donations can be made several ways:

Please choose Muscular Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy/Research, when choosing “where my gift should go”

Online

The Muscular Dystrophy Association at:https://secure.mdausa.org/donate

Mail

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Attn: Donor Care

222 A. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1500

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Phone

1-888-435-7632

Gifts are tax deductible and eligible for company matching programs.

Photo: John Bosco/M.A. Connell Funeral Home

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