John W Liszewski

John W. Liszewski died Saturday night, Sept. 8, 2007 at Ellis Hospital surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with leukemia. Born in Amsterdam, John was the son of loving parents, the late Joseph and Vivian Liszewski. He was the kind of person who once you met him, you would never forget him and more importantly, he would never forget you. He worked for PJ Food Service a job he loved and which his dedication was unwavering. He was an avid sports fan who was one of the most loyal and committed fans of the NY Giants and the NY Yankees. He also enjoyed playing softball, football, darts, horseshoes, you name it and he was good at all of them. But his greatest love of all was for his family. John is survived by his best friend and devoted wife, Janet Liszewski; the greatest pride of his life, his five daughters, Ruthie-lyn (Robert) Bahret, Teresa (Donald) Hodge, Jamie (Mikael) Varriale, Jennifer (Brian) Wolfe and Christy (Scott) Chastenay; who brought great joy to his life in giving him his nine grandchildren, Samantha, Kayla, Amanda, Jaimee, Jonathan, Taylor, Alexandra, Laura and Nicholas; a wonderful Goddaughter, Lydia Garafolo and a very special card maker, Sydney LaGrange. John is also survived by his cherished sisters, Joanne (Gary) Culver and Jackie (Edmund) Rostowski and his beloved brother, Joseph Liszewski and his wife Laurie; along with many cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. A memorial service will be held Wednesday evening, September 12,2007 at 6 pm at Bond Funeral Home, Broadway and Guilderland A venue, Schenectady. A visitation will be held at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, John's family requests that contributions can be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or the American Cancer Society .