John Joseph Haronis, 78, of Bonita Springs, FL passed away on November 18, 2019. He was born in Atlantic City, NJ on September 17, 1941. When John turned 17 he enlisted into the United States Navy where his mother had to sign to give him permission to join before his 18th birthday. In the Navy John provided tactical airlift support across the world and was a part of over five hundred flights throughout the Southeast Asia combat zone as well as the Alaskan Sea Frontier. John honorably served his country for 20 years and was a highly decorated Vietnam Veteran and retired as an Aviation Mechanics Mate First Class. After serving in the military John got into real estate at Albert Realtors in Cranston, RI where he met his future wife, Virginia (Ginny) at a real estate convention in New Port, RI in 1987. John had a successful career in real estate and him and Ginny purchased their own Remax Franchise where he managed the firm for 10 years before retiring. In 2013 John and Ginny moved to Florida and after being together for 27 years they finally got married! John loved Florida and had a passion for traveling, playing golf, fishing, socializing, indulging in happy hours around town. John loved life and truly enjoyed being around people, he could make friends with any stranger.
John is survived by his wife, Ginny; daughter, Dodi Dzikiewicz; two grandchildren, Joshua and Stefani; three step-children, Rober Ekno, Lori Ekno, and Dennis Christy; three step-grandchildren, Danielle, Matthew, and David; sister, Marcellina Cere; and many dear friends.
A Funeral Service with full military honors will take place at Hodges Funeral Home at Naples Memorial Gardens (525 111th Ave. N. Naples, FL 34108) on Saturday, December 7th, with visitation hours from 1pm-3pm and the service to begin at 3pm followed by a Reception/Celebration of Life.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the VVA (Vietnam Veterans Association) www.vva.org.
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