Rocco Jude Perrino
December 8, 1998 ~ October 5, 2022
Born in:
Pueblo , CO
Resided in:
Pueblo , CO
Service for Rocco Jude Perrino:
Rocco Jude Perrino, 23, passed away unexpectedly on October 5, 2022. He is survived by his parents, Ivan and Elizabeth Perrino; sister, Rachel Perrino (Kevin) Ebele; nephew, Cedric Santillan; niece, Bella (Tucker) Barr; great-nieces, Remi Barr and Hudsyn Walker Barr; nieces, Sophia (Aaron) La Beaux and Nicola Nussbaum; sister, Cassandra (Nick) Horman; nephew, Jace McCann; niece, Chloe McCann; nephew, Grayson Horman; sister, Kat Jaber; nieces, Gracee Grisham and Capree Grisham; brother-in-law, Cris Grisham; and brother, Beau (Jennifer) Jaber.
Preceded in death by grandparents, Mike and Pearl Perrino and Paul and Helene Balkey; uncles, Paul Balkey Jr. and Eddie Balkey; aunt, Lee Balkey; and cousin, Marina Foxx.
Rocco was born to Ivan and Elizabeth Perrino on December 8, 1998, in Pueblo, Colo., and worked at Walking Stick Golf Course as a greenskeeper. He loved being together with his family (all of them) and laughing with them and energetically giving each other a hard time. He enjoyed building, collecting, talking about, and shooting guns. He was an online “Gamer”, and he made friends all over the world. He was part of a group of men and women fellow gamers and he really enjoyed raucously playing with his Euro Buddies and Evan and the Illinois Boys who he knew for a great part of his life. He was also a careful and insightful thinker and often wrote about history, culture, society, dedication, and military matters. He commented on and was personally involved in one of his favorite actions which was to care for, feed, and protect the less fortunate. He was a lover of all people. Everywhere he went, he would speak to people and bring them joy.
Cremation, Montgomery & Steward Crematorium. Memorial Service, 11 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2022, in the Montgomery & Steward Chapel. He will be laid to rest next Spring at the Family Cemetery. Memorials may be made to The Jamie Beck Family Foundation, PO Box 44274, 951 20th Street, Denver, CO 80202-9998, or http://www.jamiebeckfoundation.org in honor of Rocco. Online condolences, www.MontgomerySteward.com
“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count; it’s the life in your years.”
~Edward J. Stieglitz~
Services
Memorial Service: November 26, 2022 11:00 am
Montgomery & Steward Funeral Chapel
1317 N. Main Street
Pueblo, CO 81003
719-542-1552
http://www.montgomerysteward.com
Dear Ivan and family,
We are so sorry for the loss of your Son.
Duane & Cindy Cisneros
Morrison CO
We are sending love and hugs to everyone in my dear and hurting family. I am so very sorry we couldn’t make Rocco’s memorial service since we have been out of town. Rocco has been extremely dear to me and to the boys and Briana ever since he was born. He was very special and unique with such a gentle soul that touched so many lives. We will miss him greatly and forever keep him close in our heart and we know we will see him again one day. We are keeping all of you in our prayers for peace, comfort, and strength during this very difficult time and always. We are sending much love to all of you. ❤️
I’m so sorry for your loss. Our consolation is, we will see our loved ones again.
Rocco was a beautiful, loving and caring young man. The world could use more of his selflessness and genuine human nature. You will truly be missed. Rest in peace. ❤️
I remember when our mutual friend at the time, Charley, first introduced us in 2016. We started talking and you quickly turned into one of my closest friends. You helped me through so much after high school. I loved it when you would drive all the way out to the county just to go for walks with me so we could talk and just be in each other’s presence.. One of my favorite memories together was when we went bowling. We had so much fun and you beat me so bad at it. After we finished bowling, we walked out of the bowling alley to discover it had snowed. We decided to hop in my truck and go get Starbucks. We sat in my truck in the bowling alley parking lot for like 2 hours, just sipping our drinks, talking, and watching the snow fall. Before I dropped you back off at your car, we decided to do donuts in the snow. We had a blast.. We haven’t talked in 4 years, But when I found out you were gone, it hit me harder than I could’ve imagined it would.. You never realize how much you care about someone until you know you’ll never be able to talk to them again… I will live with the regret, of not reaching out to you, for the rest of my life, But I will live with the hope of seeing you again someday in heaven.. Until then, Know that I miss you and I’d give anything to go back in time and do things over.. Rest in Peace, Rocco.. ❤️
Rocco,
You were my childhood best friend 🤍 I will forever cherish our memories and the forever friend I found in you, at such a young age… you showed me a pure love, that is once in a lifetime. 🤍 I’ll forever replay each laugh we shared! The countless times my mom would go to your house to pick me up, and we’d send her away to come back later because we were having too much fun! You and I were crying buddies in kindergarten 🥲 every morning we’d cry to our parents because we didn’t want to be at school. (That really bonded us 😅) I will never forget when we were in 3rd grade, on our last field trip of the year to Buckskin Joe’s and it was also my birthday; you bought me an engraved ring with my name on it, and you and your dad asked my dad if it was okay that you give it to me… 🥹🤍 even at such a young age, you were the most respectful young man and so thoughtful. That was the absolute sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me! I wish we could have had more time together in this lifetime… until then; I will always love you and remember you for the beautiful soul that you were/ are. 🤍🤍🤍
I miss you Rocco, truly a one of a kind human being. I hope you’re resting well my friend.
You were always an outgoing person, and it felt like I could talk to you about anything that was on my mind and you would always be there to help. It’s sad to see you go and I am grateful for the time that I got to spend with you. I’ll miss you my friend, rest well.
Thank you for being a good friend. I will miss you. I will always remember the good times we had together.
Rocco… I will miss you forever until I see you in heaven again. Ivan I am so sorry for this loss. I know you had such a great connection with your son. He lived such a beautiful life, and we are so blessed to have walked this earth with such a wonderful soul. I’ll never forget all the late night talks, phone calls, and shooting guns together (he taught me how to shoot my first gun ) he will forever hold the spot of best friend in my heart. Because he truly was.
Oh, Ivan:
We are so shocked and saddened that again terrible tragedy has befallen the Perrino family. This is particularly sad because Rocco was so young and had his whole life ahead of him. Though we never had the chance to get to know him, I know that he must have been a very loving person just being part of such a loving family. Death is so difficult because it is the one thing that there is no fix for. We can’t call the Dr., or a lawyer or a handyman to help us fix it. We are just left with the aftermath of it, each to deal with it in our own way. I wish there was something we could do but know that our thoughts are with you and your family and that we think the world of you. Weather permitting, we are planning to attend the service.
Rest in peace Rocco.
We were all up at Harmel’s during Nick and Katie’s Wedding. I had brought along a few rifles to target shoot and asked Rocco if he would like to go out and shoot. He immediately accepted and off we went into the hills to shoot off a few rounds. I had a great time with Rocco that day and the memory will be with me for life. What a gracious young soul, I will miss him!!!
so very sorry for your loss
Dear Ivan and family,
I am so very sorry for the loss of your precious Rocco. My condolences and prayers for you during this sorrowful time.
May God comfort you!
Dee Dee Richardson
praying…💔🙏RIP Rocco
Will truly miss such a sweet soul! Rest easy Rocco.