Born on January 1, 1958 to Louis and Lois R. Parisella who are both deceased. Jim died suddenly in an accident at work on Saturday, December 9th, 2016, in Fishkill, New York.
Jim is survived by his wife, Captain Jaye Melanson. Jaye and Jim resided in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Jim is also survived by his three children, Jamie Loretta (Chris) Conway, Stephanie (Daniel) Rodriguez and Joseph Parisella, and five grandchildren, Nate Conway, twins Luke and Bennie Conway, and Domenick and Gabriel Rodriguez. Jim was the treasured brother of his sisters Laura Parisella Scott of Schenectady and Annie Parisella of Eugene Oregon, twin brother John Parisella of Schenectady, and younger brother, Michael Parisella of Phoenix Arizona. Jim is also survived by his former wife and the mother of all of his children, Donna Diskin of Canastota, New York. Jim was immensely proud of his children, and he loved his five grandchildren deeply, and he spent as much time as he could being Papa Jim. Jim grew up in Millbrook New York, attending the St. Joseph’s School through the eighth grade.
In 1972 his family relocated to Niskayuna New York. Jim graduated from Niskayuna High School in 1976. Jim was a natural athlete as a young man, and as a child he played organized sports morning, noon and night all through the year. He loved baseball, swimming, hockey, basketball, football and fishing. Later, while Jim was a student at Niskayuna, Jim played on the football team and he ran on the outdoor track team. As an adult Jim’s passion became Golf. Jim also sailed in the Caribbean extensively with his very accomplished wife and life-partner Captain Jaye. Jim was a very hard-working man. As a young man out of high school he and one of his best friends, Edward (Ned) Scott, moved to Oklahoma to work in the oil fields. Later Jim became a demolition professional and worked in this field until his death. He work on and was present at many well-publicized demolition ‘events’, including the demolition of several famous football stadiums including the Three Rivers Stadium and the Seattle King Dome, as well as ‘The Sands’ Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Jim was well-loved among other professionals in the demolition industry and he was proud of his accomplishments in the industry. Jim’s son Joe worked along side his Dad and was his best fishing buddy! Jim was sweet, funny, fearless, passionate and generous to a fault. His warmth and wit touched your soul. Jim was a ‘friend-for-life’ kinda guy.
Jim had many amazing adventures with his friends. His life was charmed, to say the least. He truly had nine lives: all nine of which he lived to the utmost. His family and close friends all share stories which will continue to be well told in his memory. His beloved friend Pat Mion will have more stories than you have time. And every single one of them is hilarious. They were a team from day one when they met in high school. With Jim at his side, his brother from another mother Ned Scott, and he caused sound waves across the country through the years. Jimmy, you have left a void that will remain forever. You left us far too soon, and filled with terrible grief, but before you left you gifted those around you with enough true love, camaraderie and laughter to get us all through this terrible loss. Farewell to you dear sweet brother, we wish you smooth roads and fair seas until we meet again.
