Thomas Dery
Melina , Came here with her mother Aunt Angela many years ago was my Grandma Giovanna Tripodi Sister and Niece ,To be united after fifty years not seeing each ,other My Grandmother leaving when she was Twenty years old It was a joyous Day for the three of them My grandparents ,worked and saved to bring them here , bought a house around the corner for both her Sister and niece and brothers Family to live ,in and who came before them, , my grandparents were giving people hard working , who sent for them to give them all the America dream, and to have her family wit her. Melina worked very hard along with her mother aunt Angela and was always very great full To my grandparents and to my Aunt Rose and my mom Kate , She was A loving Niece ,Cousins and most of the most loving daughter to her mother ,and Aunt she adore her Nephews and Niece like if their were her own children, and give them everything she and her mother ever had, As her mom aged Melina gave up her 🌹life to care for her mother ,I remember taking a trip to NYC with Melina because My aunt Rose who Melina Adore could not go with her to do who pension from Italy My aunt Rose ask me to fill in because I could speak and understand Italian , and my aunt did all her paper work at the beginning It is a trip I will never forget she was a character , we stayed with our cousins in NYC ,After that I took on my Aunt Rose job with helping out here with paper work for my Great aunt Angela ,My grand parents and my Mom taught me family came first and if you could help you did it that was the right thing to do My grandmother would say in Italian do it for the love in the name of your grandmother ,My grandmother was a tuff women, but if she loved you and you were family or a close friend which she had many who helped her make papers to reunite her with her her sister and niece and her two brothers and family , she give her all. God bless her she is in heaven reunited again with her Niece ,Melina , Melina never missed a party or if my mom was Sick she was their or any of her Cousins were she came with candy or Fruit , she call me always say how I was a good person and God knows all I am doing and sees all ,I would never refuse Melina anything she had a great heart and a loyalty that you do not find in this world anymore, she loved my son Tommy and my Tom and Me very much she would tell me stories of my great grand father Carmelo Chricio who she and her mother cared for in their home till he , died,And How he keep his Home For My Grand mother To come back to her home , it was to be for her she sent him money to keep it up it was small but she was born their and was the oldest child who should have gotten it that was in a pass life like the Italians say ,my grand mother could not thank her for that enough she always sent money clothes to all her family in Reggio Calabria , she would make big packages wrap in white cloth tell us all how her family had nothing and how lucky we were here and how lucky she was she sent my uncle over their to see them all uncle Mello to resume them she was working on getting. Them all here with their sister who cried everyday to be reunited with them all ,She missed her family so much she cried all the time for them she had one sister in NYC Name Victoria who came when her Brother and sister came from Italy all to live at our house on Butternut street also her Niece and family from Canada cane with her children to stay with us our Parents and aunts and uncles were so good to them all bring them everywhere to stores for clothing to schools to learn to job ,So glad to see my grand mother happy with her family she left at a young age ,Our house was happiest home were many people lived three families living ,together and crying eating, together days of yesterday Melina told me about My great Aunt who my mom was name after Catarina ,she was accidentally killed at a young age in Italy , Melina a lovely person God loving women who could not hurt a fly She Was very lucky to have had so many caring cousins who loved her so ,Mostly l at the lately years when she was unable do to for her safe and her mom was gone Antionette Chricio our cousin graciously who was sick her self caring for our cousin her husband Carmen, who was also sick , did all for her and made sure she was cared for, Drove her everywhere and had her for every Holiday and when ever her family came from out of town she have them over she was here care giver,and life safer thank god for her it is not easy to take on that row mentally and emotionally she loved her very much ,I want thank you Antionette for last summer and all her birthdays You had us over to be with her for special moments , all always keeping us informed ,and lunches and ,she had us all over with our cousin from Canada that she had not seen in years and her friend we sang eat' laugh and Melina was smiling from ear to ear so happy I have a video of it to remember ,we will miss her so she was a big part of our life for many years I thank my Grand parents Giovanna and Alfonso Tripodi for bringing Melina into my life and my family it was an honor to have known And have her as a family member ,She is a Saint ,Angel now in heaven watching over us , God bless her I will miss her very much , I Amy so glad I went their with my cousin Antionette Pallotta ,the night she went to heaven I put holy water on her from were the Blessed Mother in Turkey Epherus pass away ,till we meet again my lovely Cousin ,love Patricia ,Tom and Tommy Nappi -Dery 🌹🌟🙏🏻Melina , Came here with her mother Aunt Angela many years ago was my Grandma Giovanna Tripodi Sister and Niece ,To be united after fifty years not seeing each ,other My Grandmother leaving when she was Twenty years old It was a joyous Day for the three of them My grandparents ,worked and saved to bring them here , bought a house around the corner for both her Sister and niece and brothers Family to live ,in and who came before them, , my grandparents were giving people hard working , who sent for them to give them all the America dream, and to have her family wit her. Melina worked very hard along with her mother aunt Angela and was always very great full To my grandparents and to my Aunt Rose and my mom Kate , She was A loving Niece ,Cousins and most of the most loving daughter to her mother ,and Aunt she adore her Nephews and Niece like if their were her own children, and give them everything she and her mother ever had, As her mom aged Melina gave up her 🌹life to care for her mother ,I remember taking a trip to NYC with Melina because My aunt Rose who Melina Adore could not go with her to do who pension from Italy My aunt Rose ask me to fill in because I could speak and understand Italian , and my aunt did all her paper work at the beginning It is a trip I will never forget she was a character , we stayed with our cousins in NYC ,After that I took on my Aunt Rose job with helping out here with paper work for my Great aunt Angela ,My grand parents and my Mom taught me family came first and if you could help you did it that was the right thing to do My grandmother would say in Italian do it for the love in the name of your grandmother ,My grandmother was a tuff women, but if she loved you and you were family or a close friend which she had many who helped her make papers to reunite her with her her sister and niece and her two brothers and family , she give her all. God bless her she is in heaven reunited again with her Niece ,Melina , Melina never missed a party or if my mom was Sick she was their or any of her Cousins were she came with candy or Fruit , she call me always say how I was a good person and God knows all I am doing and sees all ,I would never refuse Melina anything she had a great heart and a loyalty that you do not find in this world anymore, she loved my son Tommy and my Tom and Me very much she would tell me stories of my great grand father Carmelo Chricio who she and her mother cared for in their home till he , died,And How he keep his Home For My Grand mother To come back to her home , it was to be for her she sent him money to keep it up it was small but she was born their and was the oldest child who should have gotten it that was in a pass life like the Italians say ,my grand mother could not thank her for that enough she always sent money clothes to all her family in Reggio Calabria , she would make big packages wrap in white cloth tell us all how her family had nothing and how lucky we were here and how lucky she was she sent my uncle over their to see them all uncle Mello to resume them she was working on getting. Them all here with their sister who cried everyday to be reunited with them all ,She missed her family so much she cried all the time for them she had one sister in NYC Name Victoria who came when her Brother and sister came from Italy all to live at our house on Butternut street also her Niece and family from Canada came with her children to stay with us our Parents and aunts and uncles were so good to them all bring them everywhere to stores for clothing to schools to learn to job ,So glad to see my grand mother happy with her family she left at a young age ,Our house was happiest home were many people lived three families living ,together and crying eating, together days of yesterday Melina told me about My great Aunt who my mom was name after Catarina ,she was accidentally killed at a young age in Italy , Melina a lovely person God loving women who could not hurt a fly She Was very lucky to have had so many caring cousins who loved her so ,Mostly l at the lately years when she was unable do to for her safe and her mom was gone Antionette Chricio our cousin graciously who was sick her self caring for our cousin her husband Carmen, who was also sick , did all for her and made sure she was cared for, Drove her everywhere and had her for every Holiday and when ever her family came from out of town she have them over she was here care giver,and life safer thank god for her it is not easy to take on that row mentally and emotionally she loved her very much ,I want thank you Antionette for last summer and all her birthdays You had us over to be with her for special moments , all always keeping us informed ,and lunches and ,she had us all over with our cousin from Canada that she had not seen in years and her friend we sang eat' laugh and Melina was smiling from ear to ear so happy I have a video of it to remember ,we will miss her so she was a big part of our life for many years I thank my Grand parents Giovanna and Alfonso Tripodi for bringing Melina into my life and my family it was an honor to have known And have her as a family member ,She is a Saint ,Angel now in heaven watching over us , God bless her I will miss her very much , I Amy so glad I went their with my cousin Antionette Pallotta ,the night she went to heaven I put holy water on her from were the Blessed Mother in Turkey Epherus pass away ,till we meet again my lovely Cousin ,love Patricia ,Tom and Tommy Nappi -Dery 🌹🌟🙏🏻
