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"PAST & PRESENT"

JOE AMICI, 2132 CLEARFIELD ST."IT WAS SO NICE TO RECEIVETHE JJ. I WILL BE SENDING ACHECK. FOR THE REUNION INOCT. IT IS GOOD TO SEE SOMEOF THE OLD NAMES FROM THEOLD NEIGHBORHOOD, WHOHAVE WRITTEN TO THE JJ. IWAS SURPISED TO SEEANTHONY "SQUID" GUIDOTTI'SNAME. MY BROTHER AND HIMWERE VERY GOOD FRIENDS. IWOULD LIKE TO GET BACK TOCOMMUNICATING WITH SOMEOF MY OLD FRIENDS. I HOPE TOSEE A LOT OF THEM AT THEREUNION IN OCT."E-mail j.amici(I-Llerols.com

PAT CIAMMETTI, 2042CLEARFIELD ST. & GUSLUDOVICI, 2917 TAYLOR ST. "DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINKOF WHAT HAPPENNED TO THEMARBLE PLAQUE THATCONTAINED ALL THE NAMES OFTHE YOUNG MEN KILLED INWWII? THIS MEMORABLE PIECEHUNG IN THE VEST ABULE OF ST.MARY OF THE ETERNALMONTHS AFTER IT WAS SOLD. ITBOTHERED ME THAT THISPIECE WOULD BE LEFT TOPEOPLE WHO KNOW NOTHINGABOUT THESE MEN KJLLED INTHE WAR. SO GUS LUDOVICIAND I DECIDED TO HAVE ITREMOVED. I STORED IT IN MYGARAGE FOR ABOUT A YEAR.AFTER TALKJNG WITH MSGR.CONWAY FORM IMMACULATEHEART OF MARY (IHM) PARRISHIN ROXBORO UGH GUS AND IDECIDED TO HANG IT IN IHMCHURCH, SINCE A LOT OFFORMER ST. MARY'SPARISHONERS NOW BELONG TOIHM. THIS BEAUTIFUL PLAQUEIS STILL IN THE VESTIBULE OFIHM. DID YOU KNOW THAT THEROXBOROUGH SONS OF ITALY

SPONSORS A MEMORIAL MASSEVERY NOVEMBER FOR ALLTHESE MEN? NOT MANY FROMST. MARY'S ATTEND THIS MASS.AFTER MASS WE SERVE DANISH& COFFEE JUST TO GETTOGETHER IN THEIR MEMORY.HOW ABOUT ALL YOU PEOPLEOUT THERE! THE MASS WILL BECELEBRATED NOV. 12,2000.PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THEFULL PAGE ANNOUNCEMENTCONTAINED IN THIS ISSl'E.

LIST OF THE WHO MEN DIED:BALLESTRUCCI, FRANKBENINCASA, ALFREDCERVONE, ALBERTCIOCIOLA, JAMESCLiMALDI, WILLIAMDAMBRA, JOHNDIBENEDETTO, JOHNDIPERZIO, SANTINODIPROBERT, NORMANFAINELLI, LAWARENCEFERRIZZI, SABA TOFUSCO,JOHNGIANNETTI, ROCCOGREGORIO, JOHNGOOD, ALBERTMAZZA, ERNESTMONTI, MICHAELPACIFICO, VINCENTPICARIELLO, JAMESPAONI,JOHNRICHARDS, WILLIAMROMANO, DOMINICROSSETTI, JOSEPHSAL VIA, ALBERTSALVIA, LAWERENCESANTO, ALFREDSCRITTORE, JERRYSERPICO, JOHNSCOGLlO, ALBERTVESPA, JOHNGOD BLESS ALL! ENCLOSED IS ADONATION FOR EXPENSES."

ANDREW & JOAN DOLANCOMMENTUCCI, 3020HEMBERGER ST. 1950. "THE JJHAS BROUGHT BACK MANYHAPPY MEMORIES OF THE OLDNEIGHBORHOOD. THE BLOCKPARTIES, PLAYING BOX BALL,HANDBALL, HALFBALL, ETC. WE

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HAD NO TV IN THOSE DAYS. THEBIKE RENTAL AT CAR-MEN-NUCHES WAS ONY 30 CENTS/HR.REMEMBER VERDE'SSHOEMAKERS AT FOX &HEMBERGER. I USED TO HELPMY DAD, QUIRINO, MAKE THEWINE AND TAKE THE WINEPRESS FOR HIM TO MY UNCLESON JUDSON ST. MY MOTHERSYLVIA WAS ALWAYS IN THEKJTCHEN MAKING HOMEMADES OR JARRING TOMATOES.IN THOSE DAYS I SOLD PALM TOMY AUNTS AND UNCLES, ANDBUYING MY EASTER SUIT ATDICK CRANES AND MY SHOES ATLOUIS, "CARDBORD SHOES", ON22ND ST. ON EASTER SUNDAY WEDROVE TO ATLANTIC CITY FORA WALK ON THE BOARDS. AREOLD NEIGHBORHOOD WASFAMILY. WHEN I MOVED TO THENE IT WAS LIKE MOVING TOANOTHER COUNTRY. CAN YOlIMAGINE WHAT IT WAS LIKEFOR OUR PARENTS ANDGRANDPARENTS TO MOVEFROM THEIR HOMELAND TOANOTHER COUNTRY? JOAN ANDI WHO HAVE BENN MARRIEDFOR 42 YRS.WOULD FIND ITHARD TO MOVE AWAY FROMOUR 4 CHILDREN AND 4GRANDCHILDREN. THE JJ HASBECOME THE HISTORY OFITALIAN AMERICANS WHOLIVED IN A TIME WHEN ETHICNEIGHBORHOODS WERE ALIVEIN PHiLLY. EACH ISSUE OF THEJJ BRINGS US BACK TO THATSPECIAL TIME IN OUR LIVES.ALL THE LETTERS WITHSOMEONE'S PAST MEMORIESKEEP THAT TIME IN OUR LIVESALIVE, LIKE IT WAS JUSTYESTERDAY"

PAULA DIGIACOMO FAN, 30332RD ST. "I JUST WANTED TOTELL YOU HOW MUCH IENJOYED THE APRIL ISSUE OFTHE JJ. I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKETHIS HOME AND SHARE IT WITHMY 81 YR. OLD MOTHER, LUCY

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DESIDERIO D1GIACONO. GODHAS TRULL Y BLESSED HERWITH GOOD HEALTH AND ANINCREDIBLE STAMINA! YOU CANALWAYS FIND HER IN THEKITCHEN, EVERY DAY,COOKING UP A STORM, ANDNOTHING BEATS THE SMELL OFHER GRA VY ON ANY GIVEN DAY.IT'S STILL THE BEST EVER ANDIT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ASUNDAY LIKE WHEN WE WEREKIDS ON 23RD ST. SEE YOU ATTHE REUNION IN OCT."

ANGELO FASANO, JUDSON &CLEARFIELD. "I WAS VISITINGMY FAMILY IN PHiLA. THIS PASTMONTH AND SPENT AN EVENINGWITH MY FORMER NEIGHBORMADELINE MELI. I HAD NOTSEEN HER IN 60 YRS. SHE SENTME A COPY OF THE JJ VIA MYNEPHEW. PLEASE PUT ME ONTHE MAILING LIST."

GEORGE & GLORIA DIGIACOMOFELICI. "GEORGE'S MOMOPERATED FELlCI'S GROCERYSTORE AT 21sT & CLEARFIELDSTS. MY DAD WAS YOUR MOM'SINSURANCE MAN. WE WEREMARRIED BY FR. BUSCO AT ST.MARY'S 50 YRS AGO. WE ENJOYTHE JJ AND HOPE IT CONTINUESTO COME. THANKS FOR THEMEMORIES! ENCLOSED IS ACHECK FOR EXPENSES."

ANNA MARIE TOOTSIE PACIFICOPLEASE SEND A COPY OF THE JJTO PAT HORTENSE DAHIS HILT.PAT LIVED OVER SHONESLUNCHEONETTE, 221'00& LEHIGHAVE. MY COUSIN DONNA.(DAUGHTER OF JIMMY & JUNEPACIFICO FROM 21sT & INDIANAAVE.), AND PAT JUST HAPPENEDTO GET INTO CONVERSATIONABOUT THEIR "OLDNEIGHBORHOOD" AND HOWGREAT IT WAS, ONE THING LEDTO ANOTHER AND PAT GAVEDONNA HER ADDRESS ANDASKED IF SHE WOULD PASS IT

ON, SO THAT SHE TOO COULDRECEIVE THE JJ AND REMINISEABOUT ALL THE GOOD TIMES.WELL IT MADE ITS WAY TO MEAT MY UNCLE TONY'S, (BASILE),VIEWING LAST NIGHT, SO I SAID,"NO PROBLEM I HAVE THEADDRESS FROM MY DAD. I'MSURE IT WOULD MAKE HER DAYTO FIND A COPY OF THE JJ INHER MAIL, JUST AS IT DID FORMY DAD NELSON/TONYPACIFICO FROM 20TH &INDIANA."

AL MANDIA, 3000 BLOCK OFHEMBERGER" HERE'S A CHECKTOWARDS THE COST OF ISSUINGTHE JJ. THANKS FOR TAKINGTHE TIME TO BRING BACKWONDERFUL MEMORIES!!"

RALPH MOSCOLlNI, 2758 24TH ST."I WOULD LIKE TO START OUTBY TELLING YOU ALL HOW IBECAME A MOVIE PRODUCER. IUSED TO TAKE THE REEL OFFILM FROM THE LEHIGH MOVIETO THE ALLEGHENY MOVIE.NOW, DOESN'T THAT MAKE MEA MOVIE PRODUCER? WELL ITRIED! THE BEST PART ABOUTTHE JOB WAS THAT I COULD GOINTO THE THEATER ANYTIME IWANTED. I WENT TO ST. MARY'SAND PIERCE SCHOOLS. THEYWERE BOTH GOOD SCHOOLS. IAM ITALIAN AND IRISH DECENTAND THE NUNS WERE EITHERIT ALlAN OR IRISH, SO I FELT ATHOME THERE. MY MOMSMAIDEN NAME WAS OHARA. IUSED TO GO TO MELE'S BAKERYAT MIDNIGHT AND BUY ANIT ALlAN LOAF OF BREAD FOR 5CENTS. AT PIERCE SCHOOL IHAD MISS STERN AS MYTEACHER. SHE WOULD ASK METO GO HOME AND GET MYGUITAR. SHE ORGANIZED ACHRISTMAS PLAY AND I WASONE OF THE 3 WISE MEN. THEOTHER 2 WISE MEN WEREANTHONY MELFI AND ANGELO

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BERRETTA. WE ALL SANG BORNA KING ONE AT A TIME. AS THEYEARS WENT BY I WAS INSEVERAL MUSIC GROUPS, THEBUDDY RICH BAND, THE DAVIDTWENTEN" BAND WHO LIVEDON 2800 BLOCK OF JUDSON ST. IALSO PLAYED FOR THE FRANKMORE 4 AND THE LAST GROUP IPLAYED IN WAS HOWIE & CO. INTHE 80'S. HOWIE PLAYED THEHORMONICA AND WAS WITHTHE HOMONICA RASCALS.REMEMBER THEY RECORDEDTHE SONG PEG OF MY HEART.WE PLAYED IN THIS ONE CLVBAND LOW AND BEHOLD INCOMES SCATS AND HIS WIFEKEWPIE, ANTHONY AND MARIEMASCARA. WHILE I PLAYED THEGUITAR THEY DANCED AND AREALL VERY GOOD DANCERS. SOI'LL SAY, TI'LL THEN I'LLDREAM OF THOSE MEMORESTI'LL THEN. HERES A TIP FORTHE JJ."

ANGELO "AO" PACIFICO. I RANINTO AL DIFILIPPO THE OTHERDAY, (HE'S PORK'Y BROTHER).AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THE JJ.PLEASE ADD HIM TO THE LIST.THE JJ IS TERRIFIC. HERES ACONTRIBUTION."

AL PASTRE, 3055 BONSALL ST."EVERYTIME I READ THE JJ. ISTART THINKING BACK TO THEOLD DAYS IN OURNEIGHBORHOOD THE DANCESAT ST, MARY'S AND THEDIFFERENT CLUBS WE USED TOGO TO. ONE OF THE FELLOWS INTHE APRIL JJ WHOTE ABOUTWHITTIER POOL AND THE OLDSKOOTER MADE FROM 2X4ORANGE CRATES. I ALSOREMEMBER THE OTHER GAMESWE USED TO PLAY, THEY WEREGREAT. SOMETIMES I WISH ICOULD GO BACK IN TIME. JUSTFOR A COUPLE DAYS, AND SEEALL THE GUYS & GIRLS. ETC.GOOD OLD SWAMP POODLE. WEHAD A GREAT TIME THEJ\. WE

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HAD GREAT NEIGHBORS, WHOCARED FOR EACH OTHER. WEWOULD HELP EACH OTHERWHEN IN NEED AND FELT GOODABOUT IT. WE WERE CLOSEKNIT, AND NO OTHER PLACELIKE IT. I AM IN TOUCH WITH AFEW OF THE OLD NEIGHBORS.WE TALK OF THE OLD TIMES,AND HOW GREAT THEY WEREAND IF WE ARE IN TOUCH WITHANY ONE ELSE, ETC. THEY ALLPLAN TO BE AT THE REUNION INOCT. I WILL BE THERE WITH MYBROTHER AND SISTER, GODWILLING. I WAS THINKING, ANDTALKED TO OTHERS, THAT ITMIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA, IF INTHE NEXT ISSUE OF THE JJ YOUWOULD PUT THE DIRECTIONSTO THE REUNION. ENCLOSED ISA CHECH FOR THE JJ AND THEREUNION. GOD BLESS YOU ALL."

ERol\olESTPISACANO, 2011INDIANA AVE. "AFTER READINGTHE SPRING EDITION OF THE JJ,WHICH, FRED CHiARLANZA HADSENT ME, IT NOT ONLYINTRODUCED ME TO YOURPROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES BUTALSO BROUGHT BACK FONDMEMORIES OF THE OLDNEIGHBORHOOD AND ST.MARY'S CHURCH. ESPECIALLYTHE SUNDAY NIGHT DANCES.GOOD NOSTALGIA IS LIKE GOODMEDICINE, WHICH CAN ONLYMAKE THE JJ READERS FEELBETTER AFTER THEY HAVEREAD IT. I WISH TO BE PLACEDON THE MAILING LIST, AS ASUBSCRIBER TO FUTUREEDITIONS OF THE JJ. I AMENCLOSING A CHECK TO HELPYOU WITH YOUR EXPENSES."

RONALD ROCCO, 2018 TORONTOST." I WISH TO ECHO WHAT HASBEEN SAID BY MANY OTHERS,THANKS FOR THE MEMORIESAND THANKS FOR ALL YOUREFFORTS IN KEEPING THEMEMORIES OF THE OLDNEIGHBORHOOD ALIVE! KEEP

IT UP AND I HOPE YOU DO ITFOR MANY YEARS TO COME."

ANNE MARCELLINO SGRILLO,JUDSON & CAMBRIA STS. "I WASMARRIED AT ST. MARY'S IN 1950BY FR. MAGUIRE. MYDAUGHTER WAS CHRISTENEDAT ST. MARY'S AND ATTENDEDALL THROUGH 8TH GRADE. IHAVE ENCLOSED A CHECK FOREXPENSES AND 2 ST. MARY'SPLAQUES. THANK YOU!"

AL "LONDON" STAFFIERI, 2217INDIANA AVE. "MY BROTHERNINO DIED IN 1977 AND MYMOTHER ROSE DIED IN 1996. IHAVE A SISTER RITA WHO ISMARRIED TO FRANK LAURENZIFROM THE LAURENZI STORE ON23RD AND INDIANA. THEY RESIDEIN MARGATE. MY WIFEJOSEPHINE AND I LIVE INWILLIAMSTOWN, NJ AND HAVE 5GROWN CHILDREN. WE ALSOHAVE A HOME IN BRIGANTINEAND A HOME IN FLORIDA NEARDISNEY WORLD. I STILL MISSTHE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD ANDWOULD LOVE TOBE AT THENEXT REUNION, IF I CAN MAKEIT. ENCLOSED IS A CHECK."

MARY VACCA, 2950 JUDSON ST."MY NEICE IS JEANETTEDONOVAN, WHO IS THEDAUGHTER OF PERRY &TILLYDI GE!'iNARO. SHE IS NOW THEPRESIDENT OF OUR SONS OFIT AL Y, AVANTI LOGE #2509,WHICH COVERS THELAF AYETTE HILL ANDSURROUNDING AREA. SHE ISDOING A REMARKABLE JOB INTHIS POSITION AND IS KEEPINGUP OUR IT ALlAN HERITAGE ANDTRADITION. ENCLOSED PLEASEFIND A CHECK FOR A ST.MARY'S PLAQUE FOR MY NEICEAND KEEP THE BALANCE FOREXPENSES."

ROSE GUiFFRIDA VISCONTO,CAMBRIA & VANPELT. "WE

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WERE THE GIUFFRIDA GIRLSJOSEPHINE AND ROSE. OURBOYFRIENDS HAD RETURNEDFROM THE WAR AND WEWANTED TO GET MARRIED.WHEN WE TOLD POP OUR PLANSHE SAID, "YOU'RE CRAZY IFYOU THINK I'M GOING TO HAVETWO WEDDINGS IN ONE YEAR."SO WE HAD A DOUBLE WEDDINGWHICH WAS SUPERB! MY SISTERJO MARRIED PETER TARSI AND IMARRIED PHIL VISCONTO. THECHURCH WAS PACKED ANDEVERYONE WAS NERVOUSINCLUDING FR. BUSCO, WHOHAD NEVER OFFICIATED AT ADOUBLE WEDDING BEFORE ORSINCE. TO OUR SURPRISE HEBLESSED US AGAIN AT OUR 50TH

WEDDING ANNAVERSARY.MSGR. BUSCO HE IS NOWRETIRED AND LOOKSWONDERFUL."

PAT WALKER, "JOE WALKER,ST. MARY'S CLASS OF 1955, WASLOOKING FORWARD TO THEOCT. REUNION.UNFORTUNATEL Y GOD HADOTHER PLANS FOR HIM. HEDIED SUDDENLY ON JAN. 28, 2000.HE WILL BE THERE IN SPIRIT."

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PLEASE MAKE NOTE: INTHE APRIL 15, 2000EDITION AN ERRORWAS MADE IN THEARTICLE ENTITLED"THE SECOND TIMEAROUND. RICHELD'AMBRA'S NAME WASINCORECTL Y SPELLEDAS RACHEL. PLEASEEXCUSE THETYPOGRAPHICALERROR. THANK YOU!

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THANK YOU! AVERY SPECIALTHANKS TO THEFOLLOWINGCONTRIBUTORS:AL & CAROLYN MATTEOCASTELLANIGEORGE CERVONEPAT CIAMMETTIALEX & MARY ANNDIGIACOMOJOANN DILACQUAAL DONATOPAULA DIGIACOMOFANGEROGE & GLORIADIGIACOMO FELICIERNEST GALLOJOE & JO D' AMBRAGULINOPEG JACKSONLOIS KITREDGEERNIE & MAE LUCARINIGENE & GILDALUCARINIALMANDIANICK MARCELLINOJOHN MASCAROSTEPHEN MARZANO JR.RALPH MOSCOLINIJOHN NICCOLUCCIANTHONYPASSAMANTEALFRED PASTREERNEST PISACANOCARMEN RICCARDIRONALD ROCCOROGER SERPICO

ANNA SGRILLOAL LONDON STAFFIERIMARY STEW ARTJOANNE AMICI THOMASRON TUCCIMARY & PETER VACCAPHYLLIS DEMORRAWALL

REUNION TICKETS!SEE ATTACHED FORM.PLEASE MAKE NOTE: IFYOU HAVE AN ORDERFORM FROM APREVIOUS MAILING,THE ZIP CODE WASLISTED IN ERROR AS08033. THE CORRECT ZIPCODE FOR THE JJ IS08035.

PLACE YOUR ORDERFOR A ST. MARY'PLAQUE NOW! SENDYOUR CHECK FOR$17.00 ASAP! WEHA VE PLAQUES INSTOCK, BUT THEYARE MOVING VERYQUICKLY. IF YOUWANT TO PURCHASEONE, PLEASE SENDYOUR CHECK TODAY!

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