Jim Guinasso

September 27, 1946 - February 7, 2020

“. . . and when I die, my heart will go on singing You . . .” James David Guinasso, beloved son of Luigi and Mary; born and raised in the Excelsior District of San Francisco; attended Corpus Christ Grade School, Riordan High School, Chaminade College (Honolulu), Notre Dame University (Belmont); former junior high and high school teacher for 12 yrs in Honolulu (Holy Family Grade School) and San Francisco (Mission Dolores Elementary and Notre Dame HS); IT programmer and team manager at Bank of America and Automatic Data Processing for 20 years; long-time parishioner of St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Benicia, CA where he volunteered much of his time to the Knights of Columbus Fr. Vilarrasa Council #7268, the parish music ministry and the parish office; also long-time volunteer at KQED Public TV/Radio in San Francisco. Beloved husband of Marcia Frances Johnson (d.1988). Beloved youngest brother of Guido (& Marie), Stephen (& Rosalie), George, Jerome (& Marian); beloved uncle to many nephews, nieces, grand-nephews and -nieces, and great-grand-nephews and -nieces; dear friend of over 60 years to several of his former school-mates of Corpus Christi Grade School, and to his friends of over 30 years in the Vallejo/Benicia communities, especially his dining friends and servers at Scotty’s and Buttercup. Vigil services will be held 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 27 and a Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 28th , both at St. Dominic’s Church, 475 East I Street, Benicia. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested in his memory to the Knights of Columbus Fr. Vilarrasa Council #7268 or St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, both at 475 East I St., Benicia, CA 94510.