Mr. Salvatore A. Peraino

Salvatore A. Peraino

In the very early morning of October 4, 1996, Salvatore A. Peraino, 53, art teacher at Hackensack High School, of Hillcrest Avenue, Lodi, was pronouned dead shortly after his car crashed into a garbage truck on Route 46 east just past Phillips Avenue, in South Hackensack.

Mr. Sal Peraino died tragically in a car accident the morning of October 4 1996, if anyone would like to write some words about him, or his work done in the Hackensack High School, please feel free to send your contributions here. LINKS:

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Mr.Peraino was my favorite teacher at HHS.During my junior and senior years there (94-96) I got to know Mr.Peraino more than just a teacher; he became my friend, a confidant.He and I could talk about anything, like we were high school classmates or something.I am deeply saddened by his loss.It will be hard to walk down the halls of HHS knowing that Mr.Peraino is no longer around.

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If this is the same Mr. Peraino who taught art at Hackensack High.....I use to "sit in" on his classes back in 1977,78.We use to just talk.But one day I used the word shmuck, he proceeded to tell me what it meant and asked me to leave his class.He was a real fun guy.What a blast those days at HHS were.

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Sal was a teacher: He touched the future.Sal was a friend: He touched the souls of others.Sal was my cousin: He could always make me laugh.On a fateful day one Autumn,the heavens opened to claim him.And now, this small planet -made mostly of carbon and tears,looks to the heavens with envy.

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I was sad to see that a man such as Mr. Peraino, a man who touched so many lives in so many ways, is gone.Mr. Peraino, you will be missed as the one true spirit that challenged and dared your students to dream.May your special light shine in our memeories.

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Mr. Peraino was a great man who will be missed very much.I along with many others could honestly say he has touched my life.He has made me a better artist and a better person.Thank you Mr Peraino for making that difference.You will be missed but never forgotten.

JAG, class of 89