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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2005Picnic with the Past - November 14, 2004I want to recognize Joe and PhilipCaltagirone for their HARD WORK atthe Cemetery on November 13 & 14,2004. <strong>The</strong>ir dedication to the <strong>Club</strong> is alife long effort. We had a work day atthe Cemetery and the only two memberswho came were Joe & Philip. ThankGod for Relevant Church and PhoenixHouse who removed 36 large bags <strong>of</strong>trash and aided with the cleaning <strong>of</strong>many tombstones. We owe them a lot <strong>of</strong>thanks for their efforts on our behalf.As I was at the Cemetery that Saturday, Ihad an opportunity to realize that many<strong>of</strong> the tombs have been neglected foryears. My son, Joe Jr., and I were usingour pressure washer on some <strong>of</strong> ourfamily tombs when I realized many <strong>of</strong>the tombs needed to be cleaned.It is a huge project that many peopledon’t understand. <strong>The</strong> tombs are theresponsibility <strong>of</strong> the families. We havetried to maintain the grounds <strong>of</strong> theCemetery, but no one is cleaning ormaintaining many <strong>of</strong> the tombs.<strong>The</strong> task <strong>of</strong> properly maintaining thetombs is the responsibility <strong>of</strong> all thosewho have ancestors that came here in theearly years. That includes most <strong>of</strong> us,and we all probably have relatives buriedin the Cemetery.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Italian</strong> <strong>Club</strong> and CemeteryCommittee brought in a preferredcleaning company to clean the entireCemetery. This work is currently beingcompleted. Please take the time to visitthe Cemetery to see the results. We havereceived some donations toward thisproject and I appreciate those who havealready made such generouscontributions.Perhaps, at this time, a special donationto maintain this Historic Cemeteryshould be requested in order to showproper respect to our ancestors.Joseph Capitano Sr.PresidentPAGE 30
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