Zunic spent years living life to fullest

By JEFF OLIVER
For the MV Independent
Thank God that the first impressions are not always the most lasting.
If so, I probably would have never considered John Zunic such a dear friend.
You see, I first got to know John over 35 years ago … back in the early 1980s.
I managed an adult softball team called Reginelli’s Sportsworld and we played in the extremely competitive Monessen Slo-Pitch League.
John was an umpire. He umpired youth and high school baseball. He also umpired in the Monessen softball league.
As the manager of Reginelli’s, I was pretty much a fiery, quick-witted, sharp-tongued individual who didn’t take any crap, but was quick to give it. And, of course, I knew more than most people did.
John was a fiery, quick-witted, sharp-tongued umpire who didn’t take any crap, but was quick to give it. And, of course, he would tell you he knew more than most people did.
So, you get the picture.
Yeah, we clashed during games.
A lot.

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