John Francis Casurella

John "Jack" Casurella, 82 years old, died September 7, 2009. Survived by his loving wife, Claire; beloved father of Susan (Doug) Michels, of Clinton Township, New Jersey, and Nancy Casurella, of Benson, Arizona; dear grandfather of John and Jeffrey Michels and Clayton and Grace Geoglein; brother of Frank (Victoria) Casurella, of Atlanta, Georgia, Charlotte Sturm, of Nashville, Tennessee and Joe (Marilyn) Casurella, of Woodbury, Minnesota. John was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Carol Jean Edwards and his brother Robert Casurella. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church, 3201 E. Mountainaire Drive, Tucson. Jack was a gregarious, generous, light-hearted and life-loving man. He enjoyed all sports but especially loved playing golf. Jack was a member of the Sun City Tigers Golf Group. Jack was born in Oak Park, Illinois and lived in the Chicago area, where he was president of a marketing agency until retiring to Oro Valley in 1989. Jack will be greatly missed by his family and countless friends.