John Block Obituary, Joliet Illinois Leukemia Patient John Block Has Died

John Block Obituary, Death Cause – John Block died a quiet death at the University of Chicago Hospital on November 25, 2023. He was 28 years old. A boy named him was born in Springfield, Illinois, on November 11, 1995. John was a good person who always had a smile on his face and loved life. He was baptized John David by Fr. Medard Buvala, OFM, and went to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church all his life. John went to Providence High School and St. Joseph and St. Mary Nativity Grade Schools. He worked for the Joliet Park District. In the Northwoods of Wisconsin, John liked to boat, waterski, snowmobile, snowboard, and sing a good country song.

John won the hearts of the people in Mosses, Alabama, especially the kids, while working as a summer volunteer for Edmunite Missions there. He delivered food and materials from Joliet, put in playground equipment, and painted the community center. Parents George and Regina Block, brother Joseph (Ruth Collins) Block, sisters Ashli Gaffney and her mother Michele Gaffney and Zach (Hannah) Graves and his mother Jennifer Graves, and paternal grandmothers Maureen Block and Marlene Moore will all miss John. Peter Piazza (Gail), Chris Piazza (Margie Banicke), Mary Piazza, John Piazza (Karen), Jamie Piazza (Christina), Margy Seidel (Mark), Greg Piazza (Lori), Sean Piazza (Ronette), Therese Piazza, Deanna Piazza, and Michele Schroeder are her aunts and uncles. Pam Tezak, Ken Block, Beth (Doug) Hucek, Tom Block, Ron Block, and Jeri Moore are uncles and aunts on my dad’s side.

A lot of uncles, nieces, nephews, and “Best Bud” Jimmy Austin are also still alive. Peter and Noreen Piazza, George Block, John’s grandparents, his aunt Madonna Piazza, and his uncle Tom Tezak all died before him. On March 19, 2021, John was told he had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. From the start, there was an amazing overflow of love and prayers. As John was sick, he and his family were very grateful for the kind medical care he received at the UChicago Hospital Young Adult Clinic, especially from Adam DuVall, MD, Wendy Stock, MD, and Juli Dziuban, PA.

They were also grateful for Joseph Hindo, MD, who was his local primary care doctor, and for Brad Staab’s kindness and the support of the Joliet Park District staff. You can honor John Block by giving money to the UChicago Young Adult Clinic or the Joliet Park District Foundation instead of flowers. It was peaceful for John Block, who was 28 years old, to die at the University of Chicago Hospital on November 25, 2023. He was born in Springfield, Illinois, on November 11, 1995. John was a good person who always had a smile on his face and loved life. John lived in Joliet, Illinois, and sometimes in Three Lakes, Wisconsin. He was baptized John David by Father Medard Buvala, OFM, and went to both St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and St. Theresa Catholic Church all his life.

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