John A. DeStefani peacefully passed away on Nov. 4, 2022 in Phoenix, AZ from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. John was born Aug. 26, 1938 in Manhattan, NY, and spent his early years living in Brooklyn. As a young man, John enlisted in the Army Reserves, where he found his culinary calling, boiling either 40 eggs or 40 potatoes at a time for his fellow reservists on weekends. John went on to college at St. John’s University, where he studied chemistry. He worked for Sinclair and Valent...