John Graziano

John Paul Graziano was born on April 11, 1949 in Chicago, IL and entered Heaven's Gates on February 22, 2018. John was the son of Paul and Hazel Graziano. He served in the U.S. Army. While others were trying to avoid the draft, he eagerly signed up. John had a passion for life. He loved trains, cooking, fishing, driving on Route 66, Elvis and the Chicago Cubs. When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, his bucket list was almost complete. Growing up in an Italian home, family was very important to him. He tried to share his love of family, vacations, baseball games and holidays together and of course, Elvis Presley with his children and grandchildren who thought he was stuck in the 1950's, a much simpler time.

Left to cherish his memory is his Wife of 46 years, Valerie; son, Wyatt; daughters, Lisa (Kevin) Young, Vicki (Ronny) Graves and Charlotte Mallizzio. Survivors also include his brother-in-law, Larry (Darlene) Frogner; grandchildren, Kristen, Jonathan, Kelly, Justin, Nicky, Kaitlyn, Caden, Brylei, Jaxson and Cali; great-grandchildren, Emily, Bentley and Faith that he loved very much.

John was preceded in death by his parents, sister and two grandchildren, Nichalos and McKenzie.

Celebration of Life will be 2:00 PM Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Skyvue Funeral Home located at 7220 Rendon Bloodworth Rd. Mansfield, Texas 76063.

The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Manjushree Gautum, Dr. Angelito Yango and Dr. Sanjeeb Shrestha. We would also like to thank all of the Baylor All Saints nurses and staff on 8A and 4B and the infusion center. Every one of you went above and beyond in John's care. Your caring and compassion did not go unnoticed and is greatly appreciated.