06/10/2022
It is with very sad & sorrowful hearts that we âthe family of John Rapanottiâ who many of you affectionately called âThe Kingâ went home to our Lord Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
We know he meant a lot to so many of you & you meant a lot to him as well. More than you know. He truly loved what he did for a living. He loved serving all of youâthe communities of Oxford & Orion & well beyond. He loved getting to know you & becoming friends with so many other fellow business owners in this community where he lived, worked & served. We as a family are so grateful to all of you for supporting us these past 18 years.
John was also your âgo-to guyâ when you needed a recommendation for another tradesman like plumbers, electricians, etc. And yepâhe knew all the good ones đ. And he also recommended his other HVAC friends when someone needed help that he couldnât get to because of distance or just when he was âbusier than a one armed wallpaper hangerâ (as he used to often say).
He enjoyed networking with you, partying with you, spending time talking with you & supporting you as well. Most of all he wanted to be a good friend to you.
There can never be enough said about the life of any one person & we, in this short amount of space & time, could never say enough about who this man is & what he has meant to us in this life.
You all knew & loved him in your own unique ways & we are so very sorry for the hurt & loss & heartache you are experiencing. John was a great man of faith and his ultimate goal in life was to be a good husband, father & man & earn his way to heaven. We enjoyed studying our faith together as a couple & a family & our strong belief in a God who loves us will get us through whatever is ahead of us. The St Joeâs church community has been hugely instrumental in guiding us in that journey & I know John (Jay as I and many friends call him) would agree whole heartedly that we will be forever grateful for that. We take comfort in knowing where his journey beyond this life is taking him & we pray that very soon he will be in the loving arms of his heavenly father who will say to him - Dear son, you have done well. Welcome home. You are where you belong. Rest. Everything will be alright now.
We love you all & we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being a part of Johnâs life. & a part of ours â„
RenĂ©e (his queen đ) John III, Jake & Jesse
Funeral service info:
https://www.modetzfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/John-Jay-Joseph-Rapanotti-Jr?obId=25079796 #/obituaryInfo
Viewing - Sunday, June 12
Modetz funeral home on Silverbell
from 1-8 (Prayer service @7)
Funeral - Monday, June 13
St. Joseph Parish Lake Orion
Mass @ 11 followed by burial and luncheon
