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Daniel Pinna:
"Celebrating Thanksgiving with mom and Lisa. Kathy lived from 9 - 16 years old in Seattle. She had thanksgiving with grandma Nel and grandpa Shirley at noon and then at 5 they drove across Seattle to Magnolia Bluff to celebrate with Aunt Elaine (grandpa’s sister) since she wouldn’t talk or interact with Shirley (her step grandfather). Her father was Hollis and when her mother died they adopted out all of the girls including Elaine."
Kathy Pinna:
Changes - I am now considered “elderly” and, having spent the majority of my decades in San Jose, California, I have seen my home city change from orchards (called the Valley of Heart’s Delight) to a mass of people (called Silicon Valley). While San Jose is now full of innovation and opportunity, I miss the peace and slow pace of “the old days”!! And the beauty of the orchards.
Amanda S. Stevenson:
When Tony Curtis was growing up in Manhattan he idolised Cary Grant. Years later he went on the record as saying he loved the ways Cary moved, spoke, carried himself. Everything. He even went on to say that, aged 16, he joined the navy after having seen his idol as a naval officer in Destination Tokyo.
Years later when the young Tony became a star he borrowed Cary’s accent for, Some Like it Hot. This movie proved to be such a big hit that it gave Tony the clout to ask for whatever he wanted for his next project. ‘’ I want to make a service comedy with Cary Grant,’’ was his response. The result was Operation Petticoat.
At first,Cary was reluctant as he felt too old for the role. Robert Taylor wanted it so badly he promised Tony a cut of his salary if he was selected. Tony was adamant. It was to be Cary Grant, who eventually consented.
The movie was a massive hit. Tony was particularly thrilled that they recreated a scene from Destination Tokyo where Cary looked through a periscope. It seemed to him, he later wrote, that he was reliving a part of his youth in a darkened cinema. It was the biggest-grossing comedy up to then and the biggest financial hit of Cary’s career. As he owned a piece of it he made millions from it.
The two remained friends and Tony said of him, ‘’Cary was a caring and committed friend to me. The best of what a father would be. The best of what a brother could be.’’
Nancy Florence:
My Dad was a very private, handsome, kind person. He worked very hard at two jobs his whole married life to support our family. He was very religious and proud to have become a Catholic. He played the violin and loved classical and contemporary music of the time. He loved and admired our family and was very proud of his grandchildren. He enjoyed working outside and keeping our home looking beautiful. He was most proud of our car and enjoyed taking long rides in the country on weekends. He and I used to take long walks in the summer and sometimes stop for a coke or frozen yogurt. He worked downtown Chicago for many years and on occasion we would stop by his office or enjoy the lakefront on his day off in the summer time. He always seemed to be amazed at the new big buildings going up and the new cars on the streets. He was humble and as he grew older his impatience with us left him and we suffered watching him grow weak with Parkinson's disease. He was the bravest person I knew and will always be my special angel.
M. Montana:
Ketan - You Are Never Forgotten - I met Ketan when I was 10 years old, having to spend summers with my father. I was riding my bike past his home and he wiped out on his BMX. I asked if he was okay and he said yes. Then I met him a few days later through a mutual friend, who always talked about Ketan. We never introduced ourselves when we first met but then were formally introduced by chance a few days later. I spent all my summers as a kid with Ketan who served to give me much needed escape being trapped in a home that was very unwelcoming. He brought love and solace with him but more so it was his ability to make people laugh hysterically that was his true gift. I think about him often and had a dream about him many years ago where he was in an elevator with me and told me something but I just can't remember what he told me. The dream felt so very real, and it was years after he passed away. Lots of Love & Light Ketan - Give Yash a huge hug from me and say hello to your dad for me too.
Diane Annunziata:
My Grandmother - My Grandmother could cook some delicious meals. We would go visit her in Springerton on Thanksgiving when we lived in Wisconsin and when we lived in Chicago. First thing when we got out of the car we asked her if we could go see all the pies, shortcakes and other things she made in the back screened in area. The whole L shaped screened area was covered in all kinds of wonderful yummies and orange crush was all the way up the wall. My Grandma could cook. I loved her white gravy and she asked what I wanted for breakfast I told her just a bowl of her bacon gravy. The new church in town came out with the cook book full of recipes my Grandmas other grandmas my aunts yummy recipes which I treasure still to this day. I have many wonderful memories I charish of my days visiting my Grandmothers home. I misd her very much
Marquis Elliott:
My uncle John - When I was a little girl my uncle worked everyday building houses. He packed his lunch for work everyday so when he would come home in the evening as soon as he got out the car I would run to him asking him if I could have some of his soda and he would tell me no. So on this one time he said yes and handed it to me so I took it and turned it up to my mouth and when it got to my mouth I spit it out so fast because it wasn’t soda it was liquor. He said now he won’t have to worry about me anymore.
Amy Palombini:
Amy Palombini - Robert Palombini is my father-in-law. Unfortunately he passed before I met and married his son Samuel so I did not get to meet him in person. Sam and I talk about him often and I always enjoy the stories that begin with, " this one time my Dad....." and it's always a good time. I can tell you a few things that I have heard. He was a kind person, and enjoyed the fine things in life, like good friends, food, etc. He cooked and passed that onto his boys who also enjoy cooking and still try to recreate his signature red onion sauce from Bob's Dogs- the hotdog cart he ran in the Denver area. He enjoyed a good Chianti and we have lifted a glass of Frangelico in honor of his memory. If I could go back in time and meet any one person, I would chose Robert Palombini, so I could know him and how his influence lives on in my husband. Some of the words people use to describe him have been that he had a good sense of humor, he liked to party, he loved to eat, he was strong, brave, and tough. He was awarded the purple heart in Vietnam, among various other military awards. We have very few pictures of Robert, and lost even more in a house fire this year. I know he had friends all over the world, and if any one ever reads this, please share any photos you have. It would mean the world to us.
Diane Annunziata:
My Uncle Dean - My uncle Dean was a very nice man who had a pug named Susie. I remember my uncle telling us that she was going to have puppies. I asked him if we could have one of her puppies and he said we would see and that Christmas we got one of her puppies and named her Heidi.
Arelative Ofthisperson:
Forever missed - My beloved grandmother, even death has not broken our bond. She sometimes visits me in my dreams, and sometimes when I am sleeping. And yes, there is a difference and yes, I have experienced both. It is a gift. If you think I’m crazy, nobody descended from M. Maureen is completely sane. Her son said she was nuts when she was younger, raising him and his siblings, but she was an amazing grandmother, and I will treasure my memories with her, always. She was not from Princeton- that is where she ended up. She lived in Oradell, NJ the majority of her life.
Dana Lathrop:
World War II Veteran - He served in First Armored Division during WWII. He was in the Africa Campaign in North Africa, when the Americans and British did battle with Field Marshall Erwin Rommel. He once said they were in full retreat, when they topped a hill and saw the British had stopped mid-flight to take tea. Many of his stories were not humorous. Those he kept to himself always. He was wounded at Anzio in Sicily. He took shrapnel in the hip and leg, while attempting to put out a fire on his tank. He held two purple hearts and had a pin in his hip from that time onward. His friend Branson Hall saved his life by leaving his cover to pull him to safety. Because of Branson Hall, I came into being. He saved my father's life, so he could go home and have a life and a family later. James Paul Lathrop is my father.
Lourdes Cotto:
Rogelio was my father in law. - I only have beautiful memories of him. Rogelio was a lovely man, My husband told me that he took care of his mom and siblings when his dad passed. I know how much he loved his wife María, his son Edgardo and his grandson Kevin. His hobbies, radios. He loved to build radios and to fix it. In the World War II he was a Technician fourth grade (T/4 or TEC4), Sergeant. Rogelio lived with us for one year before he passed. Now he is in peace with our Lord.
John Civick:
A Physician - Paul E. Hoffman was a Colonel in the United States Air Force but he said they gave him that rank but he earned the title of physician. He was a WWII veteran and served his country admirably throughout the years.
He was my supervisor but also a good friend and I learned many things in our conversations.
Daniel Pinna:
DAISY PRICE MELTON, 103 years old, left us on Jan. 22, 2005. Services were held in Phila. on Jan. 29, 2005. Daisy was born in Johnsville, GA on May 18, 1901. We all will miss her warm smile and wonderful laugh. Devoted mother of Annie B., George, Millie, Thelma, Annie Davis and Bobby. Loving grandmother of 43; great grand mother of 122; great great grand mother of 60; great great great grand mother of 12; and a host of family and friends. We will all miss you.
- The Philadelphia Daily News, Friday February 4th 2005
Daniel Pinna:
tagged Daisy Melton in this photo.
Laura Craft:
She was the most beautiful woman I ever saw - When I was as a child, I would look up at my mother, at her lush, black hair, her perfect teeth, her flawless complexion, and hope that someday I would be as beautiful as she because I thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world. On the day that she died, just a few days short of age 89, I looked down at her with her lush snow white hair, her perfect teeth, her flawless complexion with no wrinkles And I knew that I have been right. She was the most beautiful woman in the world.