Posted by Seamus on March 13, 2002 at 04:50:03:
In Reply to: Re: A Life Ends ... Correction posted by Rich on March 13, 2002 at 01:45:09:
Rich and family.....
My sincere condolences to you on the loss of this wonderful lady. I know she will be missed, but, too, she will be remembered so warmly.
I remember well my great grandmother's 100th birthday when I was about 10 years old....and that was 50 years ago! I carried her picture in my wallet for years and still fondly remove it from my envelope of old photos and smile as I look at it....and remember her as if it was just yesterday!
Celebrate her, Rich! and cherish her memory...and her legacy!
Seamus
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: Make that "MONDAY, March 11, 2002"!
: Lucia Gagliano ... 1899 - 2002
: : Obviously, that's me on the left, with sister Kathy & brother Ronnie. In front, is Grandma & Mom. Photo taken about 2 and a half years ago at Grandma's 100th birthday party.
: : Old Granny passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2002 at the tender young age of 102 ... my last real link to the "old country," Italy. This remarkable & loving woman saw EVERY SINGLE minute, of every day, of the 20th Century ... in itself, quite an achievement! I will miss her dearly.
: : Many of you may have heard of the shooting at a Catholic Church on Long Island, in Lynbrook, yesterday morning. A Priest and a worshipper were gunned down during morning Mass. The Priest, a day earlier, had blessed my Grandmother at her deathbed. Her funeral Mass was to be held at that very Church ... Very small, and very sick, World.
: : Anyway, I'm off to the real wilds of New York for her funeral, and to see if I can find the Twin Towers. I'll look for you all along the road ... be back with you over the weekend.