Jim “Buck” Sorrenti Passes

Long-time American Towman editor and writer Jim Sorrenti passed away on December 29. Sorrenti had been admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY with pneumonia four weeks ago after catching the Covid-19 virus. Sorrenti had been fighting a life threatening lung condition for many years and suffered a heart attack six months ago. He is survived by his five grown children, Jason, Jessica, Derrick, Damon, and Chance and his wife, Justine Karadontes.

Sorrenti was American Towman’s editor from 1999 to 2008, and the recovery editor since with articles appearing monthly in the magazine and weekly on TowIndustryWeek.com. “Jim’s enthusiasm for the diverse work towman perform was a gift to the magazine and its readers,” said AT’s Steve Calitri. “When he started with AT he went and got trained and certified by WreckMaster.”

“Jim had a real eye for this industry,” said John Borowski, veteran tower. “He was real keen on craftsmanship and workmanship of wreckers and thousands of readers zeroed into his My Baby column each month, featuring a stand-out wrecker.

“For over two decades, Jim helped make AT the magazine that it is today. We will miss him,” said Calitri.