Jimmy was a dear family friend. I was always so excited when he came to see us; we never knew what he would bring each time! The stories he had!!! Once he brought my dad a beautiful elephant statue, with one tusk broken. He said Diana Rigg accidentally sat on it on the flight across the country. We never knew if he was telling the truth or not. He bought a new Cadillac every year; we were always excited to ride in the newest one. What a shock when he died...
He passed away at Los Robles Hospital due to complications from congestive heart failure caused by a spider bite. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, his 4 sons, and his 5 grandchildren . He is also survived by a brother, 2 sisters and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jim was born to Joseph and Frances Buriesci, immigrants from Sicily who owned and operated a local bakery in Stamford during the Great Depression. Self-taught, he worked for Machlette Laboratories in Springdale as a project engineer. As a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the US Navy as an airman in the Pacific Theatre from 1942 until he was honorably discharged in 1946. After his discharge from the Navy, he joined Daystrom Instruments in Scranton, PA and in Mountainside, NJ, then later in La Jolla, CA. In 1967 he took an assignment with Litton Industries in Beverly Hills, CA and rounded out his career as a founder and marketing manager for Alpharel Inc in Camarillo, CA. I remember visiting the family in La Jolla; what a beautiful place!
His hobbies included reading, home remodeling, and crossword puzzles. He used his engineering knowledge to be the family "Mr. Fix It", and the neighborhood's #1 Christmas light display artist. He was a devout Catholic at St. Paschal Baylon Church in Thousand Oaks, CA. He will be missed by all who came to know him.
Published in Stamford Advocate, Stamford, CT on October 2, 2008
He passed away at Los Robles Hospital due to complications from congestive heart failure caused by a spider bite. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, his 4 sons, and his 5 grandchildren . He is also survived by a brother, 2 sisters and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jim was born to Joseph and Frances Buriesci, immigrants from Sicily who owned and operated a local bakery in Stamford during the Great Depression. Self-taught, he worked for Machlette Laboratories in Springdale as a project engineer. As a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the US Navy as an airman in the Pacific Theatre from 1942 until he was honorably discharged in 1946. After his discharge from the Navy, he joined Daystrom Instruments in Scranton, PA and in Mountainside, NJ, then later in La Jolla, CA. In 1967 he took an assignment with Litton Industries in Beverly Hills, CA and rounded out his career as a founder and marketing manager for Alpharel Inc in Camarillo, CA. I remember visiting the family in La Jolla; what a beautiful place!
His hobbies included reading, home remodeling, and crossword puzzles. He used his engineering knowledge to be the family "Mr. Fix It", and the neighborhood's #1 Christmas light display artist. He was a devout Catholic at St. Paschal Baylon Church in Thousand Oaks, CA. He will be missed by all who came to know him.
Published in Stamford Advocate, Stamford, CT on October 2, 2008
Jimmy was a dear family friend. I was always so excited when he came to see us; we never knew what he would bring each time! The stories he had!!! Once he brought my dad a beautiful elephant statue, with one tusk broken. He said Diana Rigg accidentally sat on it on the flight across the country. We never knew if he was telling the truth or not. He bought a new Cadillac every year; we were always excited to ride in the newest one. What a shock when he died...
He passed away at Los Robles Hospital due to complications from congestive heart failure caused by a spider bite. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, his 4 sons, and his 5 grandchildren . He is also survived by a brother, 2 sisters and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jim was born to Joseph and Frances Buriesci, immigrants from Sicily who owned and operated a local bakery in Stamford during the Great Depression. Self-taught, he worked for Machlette Laboratories in Springdale as a project engineer. As a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the US Navy as an airman in the Pacific Theatre from 1942 until he was honorably discharged in 1946. After his discharge from the Navy, he joined Daystrom Instruments in Scranton, PA and in Mountainside, NJ, then later in La Jolla, CA. In 1967 he took an assignment with Litton Industries in Beverly Hills, CA and rounded out his career as a founder and marketing manager for Alpharel Inc in Camarillo, CA. I remember visiting the family in La Jolla; what a beautiful place!
His hobbies included reading, home remodeling, and crossword puzzles. He used his engineering knowledge to be the family "Mr. Fix It", and the neighborhood's #1 Christmas light display artist. He was a devout Catholic at St. Paschal Baylon Church in Thousand Oaks, CA. He will be missed by all who came to know him.
Published in Stamford Advocate, Stamford, CT on October 2, 2008
He passed away at Los Robles Hospital due to complications from congestive heart failure caused by a spider bite. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, his 4 sons, and his 5 grandchildren . He is also survived by a brother, 2 sisters and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jim was born to Joseph and Frances Buriesci, immigrants from Sicily who owned and operated a local bakery in Stamford during the Great Depression. Self-taught, he worked for Machlette Laboratories in Springdale as a project engineer. As a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the US Navy as an airman in the Pacific Theatre from 1942 until he was honorably discharged in 1946. After his discharge from the Navy, he joined Daystrom Instruments in Scranton, PA and in Mountainside, NJ, then later in La Jolla, CA. In 1967 he took an assignment with Litton Industries in Beverly Hills, CA and rounded out his career as a founder and marketing manager for Alpharel Inc in Camarillo, CA. I remember visiting the family in La Jolla; what a beautiful place!
His hobbies included reading, home remodeling, and crossword puzzles. He used his engineering knowledge to be the family "Mr. Fix It", and the neighborhood's #1 Christmas light display artist. He was a devout Catholic at St. Paschal Baylon Church in Thousand Oaks, CA. He will be missed by all who came to know him.
Published in Stamford Advocate, Stamford, CT on October 2, 2008
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