44, a lifelong resident of Bayonne, passed away on April 20, 2016. John was a special education teacher at Horace Mann # 6 Elementary School in Bayonne for 16 years. He received his Master’s Degree from Jersey City State College. John is the son of Salvatore J. and the late Roberta B. (nee: McCaig) Tassone; brother of Thomas Tassone and his wife Debbie, Barbra Ann Branagan and her husband Robert, and Michael Tassone and his wife Cathy. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers please make memorial donations to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 38101, Memphis, TN 33105-9929 (www.stjude.org). Envelopes will be available in the funeral home. Funeral arrangements by DZIKOWSKI, PIERCE & LEVIS Funeral Home, 24-32 E. 19th St.