Nino's Story
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 and had a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. One
of the things that 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
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 and had a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. One
of the things that 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
| James B. Sustache "Nino" October 23, 1987 to January 11, 2005 17 Years Old |
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