To the Pisani family... I'm sorry for your loss. We grew up on the same block on North Townsend Street, and the Pisani kids were ever-present. I remember Joe's mother sitting on the porch in her rocking chair, watching all the kids on the street. She was part of the "Grandmother Telegraph" that kept all the Italian kids in line. My youngest sisters adored Vicky Pisani Rizzo, his sister, who was like their second mother. Joe's sister Rosalie was a fixture, walking the family dog.
The old Italian families and their children are slowly disappearing from the old North Side. It's sad to see them go.
Donna Maurillo
Scotts Valley, California