Ciuffreda, Leonard – “At Bob & Terry’s”

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Conversation with Terry C and Mary R (recorded by Joe Ragucci):

Uncle Leo loved Bob & Terry’s house in Watchung.  He would stop by unannounced since he had his own key.   Terry said he always had note cards in his pocket and would jot down things that needed to be done as he walked around. Then he’d come and fix things to keep busy. Many times he convinced Warren to come with him to do things. She remembers times when they started taking down wallpaper and painting, and trimming doors that were sticking. He just loved the house, but he would fix things there and let his own house go untouched.

Ragucci, Rose Nardi – “Dad’s remembrances”

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Conversation with Dominic Ragucci – recorded by Joseph Ragucci

Dom always talks to Rose and I about my mother and his first wife Rose.  He rarely talked about her when he was married to Marge.  But when Marge died he felt no restrictions to talk about what he feels.  It is clear that Rose was the love of his life.  He constantly talks about talking to her when things are not going right or he wants help for someone.  For example, when his sister Angelina died last week he told us that the first thing he did was ask Rose to take care of his sister.  He is strong believer that he will meet her when he passes from this world.  And, because of that, he says that he has no fear of dying. 

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