Nino's Story
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James B. Sustache "Nino"
17 Years Old
October 23, 1987 to January 11, 2005
James B. Sustache was given the nickname Nino by his older
brother; it means little one or junior in Italian. A lifelong resident
of Kenosha, he was a junior at Tremper High School. He
worked at Pick ‘N Save grocery store, Salute’s Restaurant in
Racine and at the Kenosha Country Club. He was a member of
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church and was still serving
mass as a junior in high school. He was an avid football fan
they learned in Tae Kwon is not to confront violence, to avoid
confrontations and to walk away. Nino loved to talk — if you
told him that you saw a falling star last night he would engage
in conversation with you about the falling star. He had a
German shepherd named Reggie and he trained him extremely
well. One of the things the dog learned was how to open up the
basement door so that he could get upstairs. Nino also had a
piranha. He did have two but one ate the other and Nino was
so upset when that happened. Over 2,000 people attended
Nino’s wake, many people waited outside in freezing weather
for hours to pay their last respects to a young man who was
deeply loved by an entire community
17 Years Old
October 23, 1987 to January 11, 2005
James B. Sustache was given the nickname Nino by his older
brother; it means little one or junior in Italian. A lifelong resident
of Kenosha, he was a junior at Tremper High School. He
worked at Pick ‘N Save grocery store, Salute’s Restaurant in
Racine and at the Kenosha Country Club. He was a member of
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church and was still serving
mass as a junior in high school. He was an avid football fan
they learned in Tae Kwon is not to confront violence, to avoid
confrontations and to walk away. Nino loved to talk — if you
told him that you saw a falling star last night he would engage
in conversation with you about the falling star. He had a
German shepherd named Reggie and he trained him extremely
well. One of the things the dog learned was how to open up the
basement door so that he could get upstairs. Nino also had a
piranha. He did have two but one ate the other and Nino was
so upset when that happened. Over 2,000 people attended
Nino’s wake, many people waited outside in freezing weather
for hours to pay their last respects to a young man who was
deeply loved by an entire community
