John Christopher Fusano II

John Christopher Fusano II (aka Beany), age 72, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on March 8, 2023, after a valiantly fought battle against numerous ailments. Beany was born November 10, 1950, at San Fernando Hospital in CA. He was married to Cherie Ann Hammer on November 21, 1969. Beany grew up in Sylmar, CA where his grandparents had immigrated to from Bari, Italy. He attended Alemany High School and graduated from Sylmar High. He later worked with his father in the grocery store industry before starting East Valley Feed and Tack in 1971, which he owned and operated until his retirement in 2022.

Beany was an avid fisherman and loved scuba diving, boating, cycling, coaching his children’s sports, attending his grandkids soccer and tennis games, hunting, farming, fixing anything and everything, telling good jokes, and taking vacations with his family on a regular basis. He is survived by his wife Cherie Fusano, three children, Cherice (Mike) Spicer, John (Liz) Fusano III, and Matt (Michelle) Fusano, eleven grandchildren (Alyssa, Kailey, Mikenna, Angelina, Gianna, Victoria, Porter, Zac, Corbin, Jenna, and Owen, 6 siblings, Crue, Ran, Lem, Annie, Marlene, and Joe, as well as many nieces and nephews. He is proceeded in death by his parents John (Umpa) and Anita Fusano, as well as his brother Vanda Fusano.