Letter January 2009

Good Morning and a sunny one it is today....going up to 45 today.....windy though.

As far as jacks, I used to be the champion player on Wood Street.....I loved it.....Never had many toys, just books...
I never even had a doll....times were not good....I was born just after the depression......

Never knew the difference, we were all in the same boat....used to play kick the can, hide and seek and stay out until the street lights came on.

When I was 16 I started going dancing to Rhodes on the Pawtuxet....no liquor was served, just a very beautiful large dance hall with wonderful music.....Ed Drew's Band.

The big bands used to come every so often Glenn Miller's Band, Louis Prima and Keely Smith and so many more...Of course I went to all of them......Dancing, Roller Skating and the Movies was my thing.....still love to dance, like your mom. Stage Plays too....I used to be a travel agent when Scott was 10 years old....WEnt to New York City escorted bus trips.....

I took Scott sometimes, he saw Peter Pan and In one stage scene she was on some time kind of rope and came flying right into the audience, Scott was so thrilled.....

Went to see the New York Rockettes with him on a bus trip I escorted too.....it was fun...very tiring though.

For a fact your mom and aunt Anna used to teach me all the dances.
I was only 5 and knew every dance going....I loved it.

As far as Dennis and Carol, I have not seen them since their father died.....cannot even remember when that was...Many years ago.

Dora was always the troublesome one, she never attended my wedding, Julie's wake or funeral, Louie, Gerard or Polly and Joe's wakes or funerals either....

She is a sister in name only......always started trouble in the whole family.....I really think she is Bipolar....Poor Uncle Louie, he would go visit her then she would start on old subjects and throw him out......this went on all the time. He always forgave her and went back time and again....he was an angel here on earth......

When Aunt Julia died Dora had a fight with my lawyer and his secretary....My lawyer would not even tell me what it was about.....

She fought with Aunt Julia all the time......even though we did not see her . I sent, from me and Julie, money every birthday and Christmas until Julie died.....then I cut off all contact with her...have not heard from her in 7 years,,,,Thank GOD!!

I do know How or where Dennis is
He is a C.P.A. don't know where.
Carol I think was going to Nursing School.....she did work for the State I believe......that is all I know.

No addresses or phone numbers.....

Too bad isn't it???

I hate sending you bad news like this but you should have an idea of what happened in our life.


As far as Joey Terino Jr., Bobby Terino, and Joyce (Terino) Procaccini, I do see them once in a while.....Joey sends me e mails so I keep in touch that way.....

Grandpa's sister Josephine Ottaviano and her husband have long been gone, her son Joseph, daughter Vera are both dead, there is one daughter and two sons still living....

Aunt Dora is about 85 years old now......
She was one year older than Julie....Of course I just turned 76 in December.....so lucky to have made it this far.

Tony has one sister and one brother living out of 13 children.

So strange to be alone now.....But guess it is not quite my time yet.....


Well I will enjoy each day and you do the same.

Take care and talk soon

Love