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Bro. John V. Zito, SDB

Born:  April 29, 1922

Niagara Falls, New York


Profession:  September 8, 1943

Newton, New Jersey


Died: June 8, 2010

Tampa, Florida


A brief biography of Bro. John's life is available for download by clicking on the following link:

Biography of Bro. John

Bro. John recorded two songs as a gift for his mother, presented to her on Mother's Day, May 7, 1955.  The songs are My Mother's Eyes and Count Your Blessings.  Fr. Paul Aronica, SDB accompanied Bro. John on the piano.  The recording was cut on a 10" vinyl disk in Paterson, N.J.  While there are many scratches at the start of each song, the sound quality improves after that.  The analog recording was transferred to a digital file through the courtesy of Eddie Krakaur at the studios of 2 Ton Sound, Inc., 42 Broadway in New York City.  Click on the links below to listen.  There may be a delay of several seconds before the file opens.

My Mothers Eyes

Counting Your Blessings

“I hope that I will be known as one who was always cheerful, who sought to be kind and loved in return, and who worked for the salvation of souls.  I am most grateful to God for my Salesian vocation.”

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