Nonno Mario in this picture in his uniform during WW2
in 1945.
Nonno Mario in this picture of his family which was taken
in the early 1950s.
From Left to Right, Angelina, Luciano, Anna, and sitting Rina and Mario.
Nonno Mario in this picture with his siblings which was
taken in the early 1960s in Lusiana, Italy.
Nonno Mario in this picture with his wife, my Nonna Rina
in the 1960s.
Nonno Mario in this picture with his wife, my Nonna Rina
in 1970.
Nonno Mario in this picture in the middle, in 1978, a
year before he passed away.
From left to right, Anna, Luciano, Mario, Angelina and Rina.
The family without Mario as it is today, in this picture
taken in 2000.
From Left to Right, Angelina, Luciano, Anna, and sitting, Rina.
Nonno
Mario and Nonna Rina's Descendants
This
tribute would not be complete without some pictures of Nonno Mario and
Nonna Rina's descendants, their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Luciano's family
This is, in part, Luciano's family. Luciano is Mario and
Rina's
son, and lives in Italy. Luciano has been married to Laura since 1957
and they had three daughters, Lorena, Silvia & Katia.
This picture was taken in 1998. From Left to right, Top Row: Max (Katia's
husband, their babies below), Katia, Silvia (with her husband below),
Lorena and her husband Enrico. Middle/Bottom Row: Laura holding Nicky
(Silvia's son), Luciano and Paola (daughter of Lorena).
Maurizio & Giulia are Katia & Max's twin babies
born in the summer 2002.
Silvia & new hubby Greg, circa 2002.
Angelina's family
This is, in part, Angelina's family. Angelina is Mario's
daughter, and lives in the US. Angelina has been married to Tony since
1958 and they had four children, Mary, Lisa, John and Bill.
This picture was taken in 1998. From Left to right, Top Row: Bill (his
family below), Charles (son of Mary), Melissa (ex-wife of John), Brandy
(Melissa's daughter) John, Lisa (her pic with her husband below). Middle/Bottom
Row: Rina (daughter of Mary), Mary, Dustin (son of Mary), Angelina in
the middle, Alexandra (daughter of John), Michelle (daughter of Mary),
Tony (Angelina's husband) and Anthony (son of John). Missing from this
picture is Mary's Husband Jim.
Bill with his family, his wife Annette and his two sons,
Austin and Bill III, circa 2002.
Lisa with new hubby Olmedo, circa 2002.
To
be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.
-Sister Mary Lauretta