2021.07.08 Update:

PLEASE SEE BELOW for information on the memorial events taking place tomorrow, July 9, 2021.

Schedule of events (all EDT):

• 9:30 AM Pre-mass gathering and visitation at Holy Trinity Catholic Church

• 10:30 AM Mass

• Interment of ashes at Holy Rood Cemetery to follow

Our livestream will commence at 9:30am with a photo memorial slideshow and live music from the Hearn family. At 10:30am, the livestream will switch from the slideshow to a live video feed and broadcast the funeral mass in full.

There are 3 ways to watch:

1) On Facebook, we will live-stream the funeral mass and the interment. The stream will appear here: https://www.facebook.com/events/517206796370441/

2) On Zoom, we will live-stream the funeral mass only. Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/99611948119

3) On Youtube, we will live-stream the funeral mass only. Link: https://youtu.be/YoRKg_PeGhc

In person attendance at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 3513 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20007 is also open to anyone. Street parking is available in the vicinity. Parking is also available nearby at the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th Street NW; guests should tell the guard that they are attending the Maisto funeral at Holy Trinity. Please note that all guests parking at Georgetown Visitation are required to wear masks at all times when on the school's campus. Holy Trinity requires that masks be worn at all times while indoors on church premises, regardless of vaccination status. Information on Holy Trinity's COVID-19 protocols can be found here: https://trinity.org/worship-and-music/

Please choose the method of attendance or streaming that works best for you. Feel free to share this information with anyone.

2021.06.21 Update:

Dear Family and Friends,

The capacity limit of the church was just lifted, so all are welcome at the July 9 funeral Mass. We ask that everyone in attendance wear masks, regardless of vaccination status. The Mass will take place at Holy Trinity Catholic Church (https://trinity.org/) on Friday, July 9th at 10:30 AM, with a pre-mass gathering starting at 9:30 AM. We will also still be live-streaming the Mass, with a link to come later.

Additionally, we invite anyone to submit a written tribute or memory of Johnny, to be printed in a memorial book that we will be publishing and distributing at the Mass. We will also publish these tributes online at https://sites.google.com/view/johnmaistomemorial/home. To meet the print publishing timelines, please submit a tribute of up to 200 words, and up to two photos, to johnmaistomemorial@gmail.com by Friday, June 25th. Any tributes that we receive after June 25th will appear on the online page only. If you have posted something online already and would like us simply to copy it into the memorial book, please let us know.

2021.06.08 update:

Dear Family and Friends,

Our greetings and love to all of you, wishing that you are healthy, enjoying the summer, and fascinated by the cicadas (if you are so blessed)! We are writing to update you on plans for celebrating Johnny's life.

On Friday, July 9th at 10:30 AM (EDT) we will celebrate his requiem mass, followed by interment of ashes. Per the church's COVID guidelines, which may change, we must limit the number of in-person attendees and will notify individuals as spaces become available. However, the mass will be livestreamed and we will share the link here for anyone who wishes to attend virtually.

The mass and interment will be followed by a reception. We will update on plans as soon as they are final.

We invite you to submit a written tribute or remembrance of up to 200 words of Johnny, to be printed in a memorial book that we will be publishing and distributing to all of you. We will also publish these tributes online on this page.

To meet the print publishing timelines, please submit an up to 200-word tribute, and up to two photos, here, by Sunday, June 20th. Any tributes that we receive after June 20th will appear on the online page only. If you have posted something online already and would like us simply to copy it into the memorial book, please let us know.

Please be sure to include your mailing address if you would like us to mail you a memorial book.

Thank you for your continued love and support--sending you our warmest regards,

Adam, Susanna, John, Nini, Maria, Tina, Kate, Karen, Eddie, Bill, Luisa, John, and Emilie

2021.03.18 update:

• We anticipate streaming a funeral mass via YouTube sometime in July 2021.

• We also hope to host a celebration of life once large gatherings are possible and are currently targeting July 2022.

If you would like to join a Google group to receive information about these events, please click here.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice, or: Tapulanga Foundation; WABA; Capital Area Food Bank; Takoma Soccer; TPSS Baseball & Softball League; University of Maryland School of Architecture.

Meanwhile, view the album or add video to this page. You are also welcome to email johnmaistomemorial@gmail.com if you have memories or photos you would like us to post them here.