Jacob M. Haseltine, 20, of Haverhill, passed away Monday, Nov. 6, in Cambridge.
He was born in Cambridge, Feb. 24, 1997, son of David P. Haseltine and Kim (Trvalik) DiBurro. Haseltine was raised in Plaistow, N.H., and is a 2015 graduate of Timberlane High School in Plaistow. While in high school he excelled in all his classes, art and was a three-sport athlete for his school. He was a philosophy major with an English and art minor at Suffolk University in Boston. After graduation he was planning on attending law school at Suffolk. He was a member of The National Honor Society of Leadership and a disc jockey at the Suffolk student radio station. Haseltine was employed at Staples were he was known for his ability to sell just about anything to anybody, regardless of need.
Most recently he was employed with Landscape Solutions in Plaistow and served his law internship with Paul Magliocchetti, attorney at law. He was known as “The Artist Extraordinaire “and was gifted in painting drawing and sketching. He was also a talented guitarist and songwriter. He wrote poetry and short stories which he was hoping to publish someday. He was published in the Suffolk University literary and arts magazine Venture. Friends and family were always amazed and impressed with Jake’s art and his vast knowledge and talent for music. His insight into current events and politics always sparked great conversation.
Haseltine is survived by his mother, Kim (Trvalik) DiBurro and husband Jeff of Plaistow, N.H.; father, David Haseltine; three brothers, Isaac Haseltine, Kyle DiBurro and Jake DiBurro; grandmothers, Dorothy Trvalik and Carole DiBurro; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and countless friends.
Visiting Hours take place Sunday, Nov. 12, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Grondin-Carnevale Funeral Home, 129 Kenoza Ave. Haverhill. A funeral mass to celebrate Haseltine’s life takes place Monday, at 10 a.m., from Saint Luke the Evangelist Parish, 8 Atkinson Depot Road, Plaistow, N.H. Burial follows at Hillside Cemetery in Haverhill. In lieu of flowers the family kindly request that donation’s in his memory may be made to The St. Luke the Evangelist Food Pantry in Plaistow or The Lazarus House www.lazarushouse.org