John R. ‘Bob’ Trischitta – Star News Group

John R. ‘Bob’ Trischitta, a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army before embarking on a decades-long career as an operating engineer, died from natural causes on Jan. 17.
A resident of Siesta Key, Fla., he was 89.
“I’ve lost my best friend,” said Roseanne Trischitta, his teenage sweetheart and wife of 68 years.
The couple – parents of three, grandparents of three…