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Thomas Frezza Obituary
Born in Providence, a son of the late Anthony J. and Genevieve E. (Swift) Frezza, he lived in Providence most of his life.
Mr. Frezza was a supervisor for G Tech for ten years, and most recently worked as a parking lot supervisor for the Churchill & Banks Company for the past two years.
An avid lifelong sports fan, especially the NY Yankees and Giants, he was active in the Saint Thomas Parish C.Y.O. as the director of the Sports Committee and basketball coach, for several years. He also played in several softball leagues during his younger years, and was also known for his beautiful singing voice.
Besides his wife Alice, he leaves his loving daughters, Jean Marie Frezza, Teresa M. Berube, and Mary A. Frezza; his brother, Walter F. Frezza, as well as other siblings, and two loving granddaughters, Katherine and Valerie Desautel.
The funeral will be held Saturday, at 8:45 am, from the Russell J. Boyle & Son Funeral Home, 331 Smith Street, Providence. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in Saint Agnes Church, 100 Chatham Street, Providence. Burial will be in Saint Ann Cemetery, Cranston. Visiting hours Friday, 5 to 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Saint Agnes Church, 351 Branch Avenue, Providence, RI 02904 in his memory will be appreciated.www.boyleandsonfuneralhome.com
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February 17, 2014
Hello my sweetheart,
Fifty seven years ago tonight we had our first date!! I can remember it as if it were tonight. It is cold and there is plenty of snow on the ground, just as it was then. I can still feel how happy I was to be going out with Tommy Frezza the handsomest guy in the world. That was the beginning of our life together and it was grand. I can still feel the cold of the snow you put down my back!!!'
' This is also the forty first anniversary of Ma's death. Until you died, that was the worst day of my life. I was so afraid of life without her, but thanks to you, we did it. I have so much to be thankful for Tommy. God has been so very good to me.
Life is going well, work is so busy, the kids are doing well-what more could I ask for except you. I miss you in all ways at all times. I wish you were here so I could complain about the snow! I am going to bed now and do my favorite thing-read! Please stay with me and keep my safe and strong. I love you Tommy with every beat of my heart. Stay close. Please give everyone a big hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and best for yourself. Give Ma a special hug and kiss for me.
All my love,
Al
December 15, 2013
Hello my sweetheart,
Happy fifth anniversary in Heaven-I never thought I would make it this far without you. I have always asked you to keep me strong-I think that's why I have made it! I am able to look back at all the good times we had together, great fun and many, many laughs. We could talk about anything for hours and always enjoyed each others company. I miss talking with you and dancing! Even though I always led, we did well jitterbugging, and slow slipping and sliding dances. You were and are the greatest dancer I ever danced with!''
It was just announced that Peter O'Toole has died-you and I loved him in "My Favorite Year." He was so funny-say hello to him for me!
We Had about six inches of snow followed by rain last night and of course it is now frozen-here comes Winter!!
We are all doing well as you know. It is time for me to get ready for work tomorrow. Keep me safe and strong-I love you Tommy with everything that is in me. Please give everyone a big hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and the best for yourself. Stay with me-never leave me my love.
Love,
Al
November 28, 2013
Hello my Sweetheart,
Happy Thanksgiving-your favorite holiday. Everybody just left-we had a great time-good food, laughs, fun. This is the first one, since you died, that I have enjoyed without thinking how sad it is that you are not here. A few weeks ago, I felt another piece of sadness leave me -I am able to look back and remember how much you enjoyed this day. This was the best for you-even your last one made you happy to have all the food and family around you.
I met an old fried of yours last week-Joyce Bourque and Kenny. She has to get a kidney transplant-we talked about you and how much you are missed!
Fiona is coming along great-she is such a precious girl-so loving and happy. She is a big puppy!!! She is very smart and tries very hard to be a good girl-she loves kids and loves the pool, You should see her swim!! Just like Morgan!!
I took a few days off from work just to rest-we are so busy-a lot of troops are coming home and sometimes I work on Saturday just to accommodate the long list of soldiers and Marines coming home. I hope all wars end soon!!
Well Tommy, I am going to sit for a while and watch the news and go to bed and read. Please continue to hold me close and keep me safe and strong. I love and miss you with every beat of my heart. Please give Ma and everyone a kiss for me and take the biggest for yourself. Give the boys a scratch and a kiss from me too. Stay with me Tommy. I love you.
Al
July 14, 2013
Hello my sweetheart,
This darn computer has been down for almost a month! I wrote you a beautiful message for Fathers day and second line from the bottom, it disappeared!! We did go to see your grave, as you know, and brought you flowers and Necco wafers. Please wish Ma, Frances, and Gertrude Happy Birthday from me. Huge hugs and kisses for Ma! This past Thursday would have been our 54th wedding anniversary-how I wish you were here with me to celebrate. Just remembering our life together makes me so happy-it was too short!!!
Yesterday Mary and Marc were married-how I wish you were here to give her away-she looked so beautiful my heart ached! Her and Marc are very happy and so is Jessie-me too!! The food and the guests were great-Teresa thought she heard you call her-did you? I think you did and I am glad.
Well Tommy, it is seven twenty-five and night and it is still 91 degrees-yuck!!! I am going to bed because I am still tired from this week. Stay close to me and continue to keep me safe and strong-I miss you with every beat of my heart-I love you Tommy. Give everyone a big kiss and hug from me-the boys too- and take the biggest and best for yourself. I love and miss you Tommy.
Love,
Al
May 7, 2013
Hello My Sweetheart,
It has been a while since I have written to you-I have really been laid up with my knee-it has taken a long time for the pain to subside and the swelling to go down but, I think I am on the road to recovery now!
Happy 75th birthday-I still think of you as 19 and I always will-tall, gorgeous, funny, and all mine!! Please wish Daddy a happy 115th also. It seems hard to believe that he was only 64 when he died-a long time ago. How is Shamus? I miss that boy so much-he was my love!! I got a new baby, half Shepherd and half Husky and I named her Fiona-she is a very lovable and wonderful little girl-Shamus sent me a beauty-I got her in April 5th- she is chocolate brown and tan and reminds me a lot of Fritzi. She is good for me-someone to come home to. I just went back to Church for the first time since Feb, 1 when I hurt my knee-I still cannot kneel but it is great to be back. Father Godin is still the same!
I miss you Tommy-things are good but not the same without you. Please give everyone a hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and the best for yourself. Kiss and hug Ma for me-I miss her always. I have to get back to work so remember that I love and miss you with every beat of my heart. Give the boys a kiss a big scratch for me-they all know each other now and can run and play with you to their hearts content.
I love you Tommy-keep me safe and strong and stay with me. Two more months until Marc and Mary get married!!
Love,
Al
March 17, 2013
Hello my sweetheart,
It is with a heavy heart that I write that Shamus is with you. He must have been so overjoyed to see you again-he missed you terribly! We had so much fun raising him, he was such a funny puppy!!! He was a wonderful friend and confident after you died-he was always there for me-just like you!! I have so many memories of him-they just keep tumbling over each other making me laugh and cry. His brothers, Morgan and Fritz must love him. I miss him terribly-he would have been 13 a week from tomorrow-what a wonderful 13 years it was!!
Today is St. Patrick Day so wish Ma, Daddy, Billy, Frances, Gertrude, Mary, your Mom and yourself the very happiest day.
Stay with me Tommy and keep me strong and safe-I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Give everyone a hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and best for yourself. Give Shamus a special kiss and hug from Mommy. I know he misses me too.
Love,
Al
March 3, 2013
Hello my sweetheart,
It has been so long since I have written to you. My computer picked up a virus and I had to buy a new one.
Merry Christmas and all the holidays since. I had my hand surgery and all is well! Now I ruptured a Baker's cyst in my knee and tore the meniscus-I will be having surgery on that this Thursday. I hope that ends the surgery!!!
Our little Sophia went to be with you 1/14. Bella and Benny are still going strong. Please give Ma and Billy a special kiss from me for their anniversaries, My thoughts and prayers are always with all of you, I cannot believe that Ma is gone 40 years and . Billy 14! Also our 56th anniversary of our first date was on 2/17-happy anniversary.
I was out of work for three weeks with my knee and have been on the desk for the past week. I will be glad to get the surgery over with!! I'll be out 3-6 weeks.
We have had a lot of snow and cold-winter is on the way out!!!
Well Tommy, hold me close and stay with me. I love you and miss you with every beat of my heart. Stay with me and keep me safe, I love you Tommy. Give every one a big hug and kiss from me and take the biggest and the best for yourself. The older I get, the more I miss
all of you.
All my love,
Al
December 9, 2012
Hello my sweetheart,
I cannot believe this is your 4th anniversary in Heaven. Four years ago today was so horrible for me-I could not believe that you were gone. I have come to terms with your loss since then. I do not like it but I understand it had to be. So much has happened in that time some good some not so good. But, life goes on. I always know that you are with me and I know I am never alone. Mary has been a God send and Jeannie also. They are good girls Tommy, and so are Katie and Valerie. They all do their best to keep me happy and they succeed. It is raining out now just like it did the day you died. That's how I knew you were at peace.
The boy is doing so much better-he cannot do things fast as he used to, but he is walking further and even short runs. He is such a wonder friend and companion for me. He still loves to snuggle-all 100 lbs. of him!!
Babe has joined you-remember his famous words-"and I remained"? We had so much fun with that saying!! Also "Lena's coming"!
I am decorating for Christmas for the first time since you died. Things look pretty. I am having my second hand sx. the 18th-it should feel alot better after that-no more pain.
Well Tommy, as usual 5:00 comes early-work tomorrow-we are so busy. Please stay with me and hold me tight-protect me and keep me strong. I love you with every beat of my heart Tommy. Please give everyone a hug and a kiss for me and take the biggest and best for yourself.
I love you Tommy,
Al
Nancy Holmes
November 23, 2012
Hi Uncle Tommy, here is your fav niece...lol thinking of you and saying a pray too,Love Nancy ps please say hello to Nana,Grampa,Ma and Dad, and Paula....I miss you all so much.
November 21, 2012
Hello my sweetheart,
Tomorrow your favorite holiday will be here! You always loved Thanksgiving, the food, family, football, and everything else included in the day. Tomorrow we are having all of your favorites, celery and cream cheese, turkey, stuffing, gravy, potatoes, turnip, squash, apple pie, coffee, and anything else we can eat. I know that you will be right there with us having a good time and enjoying all. I just had new windows put in the house and the house looks great. This is the first time since you have died that I have any interest in the house. I am happy hanging curtains and cleaning it just like I used to when we were together. I am even happy planning tomorrow's meal. I am getting stronger and enjoying life somewhat better. The boy is still going strong at 12 and a half. He is so much fun and so lovable. He is still mushey muchard!! Work is very very busy and I am grateful for it. Without it I would be a very lonesome person.
Well Tommy, please stay with me and keep me strong and safe. I will be having my other hand operated on 12/18 so hang with me. At your Thanksgiving in Heaven tomorrow, give Ma, Daddy, Billy, Frances and Gertrude a big hug and kiss from me. Many a good meal we all had together. Take the biggest and best hug and kiss for yourself.
I love and miss you Tommy with all my heart and soul.
Love,
Al
July 11, 2012
Hello my sweetheart,
Happy 53rd wedding anniversary!! It is not as hot today as the day we got married but it is just as beautiful. I was talking to Nancy this morning, we are the only ones left of the wedding party. Poor Nancy fell snd hurt her back I know how that feels!!
I still feel you so close to me sometimes that I could just reach out to touch you-how I wish this could be! I miss you so much that it is a physical ache. I miss holding your hand, dancing, singing, laughing and even our spats. They were never about anything that we couldn't fix. You would enjoy this house Tommy. Swiming, sitting in the back yard snoozing on the hammock, how I wish you were here.
The boy seems to be doing better, he still loves his old games and eating. He is such a gentle boy our Shamus. He has given me so much peace of mind and comfort over the years. He is so sweet!
Work has been extremely busy-this week we have about 140 infantry men coming back fro Afghanistan for their mustering out physical. I am working Saturday so that will keep me bisier!! Also our anniversary Mass is at 5:00. Mary, Marc, and Jesse are going on a cruise next month. I'm happy for them!! How you would love Jesse-she reminds me and Jeannie so much of Mary when she was a little girl-your side-kick.
Well my love, it's time for me to finish the houswork. Please continue to stat close to me and keep me safe and strong Tommy. I love you with all my heart and soul, with every beat of my heart. Give everyone a big hug and kiss for me and keep the biggest and best for yourself. I heard your sister Kay has joined you. Now your Mom has three of her children with her. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
June 20, 2012
Hello My Sweetheart,
It has been a while since I have put anything down here but now I feel the need to write you. Your birthday and Father's Day have come and gone, yesterday was Frances'17th anniversary, Jessie turned 12, and Mary will be 43 on Monday. Also Daddy's birthday, your father's anniversary, and the Duke of Doo Wop died. All of this without you by my side. I know you celebrated everything with us and stayed by our side, I just wish I could see you again.
The weather has been beautiful but today is in the 90's and humid, tomorrow too. That is not my kind of weather!!
I wish you were here to enjoy the house and the yard and pool-you would not have to take care of a thing! The boy is really slowing up-I do not think it will be long before he is with you and the other boys. He is such a wonderful friend and it breaks my heart to see him experiencing the effects of old age but I just take a day at a time. He still loves to play Find It, eat, and he loves his Mommy. I pray he goes in his sleep as Fritzie did. I'm good with that.
Well Tommy, I love and miss you every second of every day with every beat of my heart. Wish Ma a happy birthday for me and give her a huge hug and kiss from me. Stay with me and keep me strong I love you Tommy. Please give everyone a hug and kiss from me and keep the biggest and best for your self.
Love,
Al
Mary Frezza
April 30, 2012
Missing you Dad!
XO
April 8, 2012
Hello my sweetheart,
Happy Easter! It was kind of cool today, the sun did not come out until nearly three and the breeze had a chill to it. We went to Mary's house for a buffet-Jerry had one of those picture cakes made for her, she is 70 today!!! The kids had a big party for her last week and I saw some old friends and members of Mary's side. As always, she put out a great feast for all of us-I took home a doggie bag but it would feed a horse!
I want to wish you a happy 74th!!! We always thought we would grow old together but it looks like I am on my own. You are with all who love you that have gone before us and I know they will throw you a beautiful feast!! I will wish you happy birthday a hundred times all day! While I cannot give you a gift in person, I know you will feel my love surround you. We still have a wonderful bond even though we are physically apart-I can feel you around me so often! The boy turned 12 last week-he is failing and getting slower but he still makes my day. Remember when he was young how he would run all over the place with boundless energy? He still likes to play but only for a short period but he still loves to eat!! His snout is all white-the color of wisdom- and so are his jowls and eyebrows but he still is a beautious beast!!!
Work is off the wall-everyone coming home from Iraq and other foreign places-so so sad!! I am up to my neck in alligators but it keeps me busy. The nice weather will be here before you know it and then pool time once again!
Well my sweetheart, please stay with me and keep me safe and strong. I miss you with every fiber of my being, and every beat of my heart, every day, all the time. Please give everone a hug and a kiss for me and keep the biggest and best for yourself. I love you Tommy.
Stay with me,
Love,
Al
February 19, 2012
Hello my sweetheart,
A belated happy Valentines's day, although I wished you one all day long. This week has been a little hectic- poor Mary -her eardrum ruptured on Monday but she is much better now. Remember all the times we walked her up and down with her earaches at night? This has not happened to her in over twenty years! Then Whitney Houston died-such a beautiful and talented girl-what a shame! Of course work is very busy but I took an extra day off just to catch my breath! We have so many new patients who have lost their job, insurance, etc., not to mention those coming back fro Iraq and Afghanstan-some days I come home feeling very sad with all I hear and see. That's why I always ask you to keep me strong!
On the 17th, I had two anniversaries one good and one not. It was Ma's 39th anniversary-it seems like yesterday that she died but a million years since I have last seen her. I still miss her as much as I did then-she was always my role model, friend, and confidant. I will miss her until the day I see her again.
The other was the 54th anniversary of our first date!! What a wonderful day that was-the beginning of the rest of our lives! I still feel very young and incredibly happy when I think of that night! Dancing to Sam Cooke's "you send me", the snowball fight, and our first kiss. I have been listening to some of our old music, not the real old stuff, but songs that we liked. The first time, I felt so happy and familiar that I played them all day long, and then when I parked in the drive way, I cried for a long time. Now, I can listen to them and sing them to you, I even stop outside the cemetary and let you listen if its a real good one. I know I sound silly because you are not there but it makes me feel as if I am sharing with you.
Well Tommy, the boy is still well, he will be 12 next month! Please stay with me and keep me safe and strong. I miss and love you Tommy with all of my heart and soul. Please give everyone a hug and kiss from me and take the biggest and best for yourself. I love you, Tommy.
Love,
Al
January 30, 2012
Hello my sweetheart,
Thirteen years ago today Billy died-how heartbroken we were and how much you comforted me. You were so good to Billy and you were both so funny when you got going. Remember the day he bought the cactus plant and threw it to you to put in the cart? You caught it with both hands and almost killed Billy-he laughed at that for the longest time!! I am sure that you, Ma and Daddy, Francis and Gertrude made his anniversary a very happy one. I miss Billy, his nine times a day phone calls, and the fantastic food he cooked. I see many of his former classmates from St. Pat's at the hospital-they all speak well of him and his great athletic skills. He was a good friend, son, brother, husband and father. Mary often says how sorry she is that he did not live long enough to see his grand-daughters-they are a riot!!! Ma would have loved Sarah because she is very forward and funny!!
Today is also Valerie's 31st birthday! How happy we were to welcome our second grand-daughter. She is a great kid who has your gift of art-she is a beautiful drawer just as you were!
You had so many gifts Tommy, you could sing, dance, draw, keep the best inventory I've ever seen, and you made the best friend and son to Ma and Daddy,a brother to Billy, and father to our girls and of course, the best husband in the world hands down!! I miss you so much Tommy, I can't believe you will never hold my hand or dance with me, or laugh at how I sing 4 part harmony all by myself-I am lost without you my love. If there is any good side to this, it is that you were not the one who was left to suffer this awful pain and hole in your life. This would have been so hard for you and I would never be able to stand for you to suffer this. My time is getting better though, I do have fun with Mary and Marc and our little Jesse is now taller than me, which is not hard, but she is only eleven-she takes a size 8 shoe!! The boy is still with me-he is on new meds and they have done him a world of good. On the days that I am off, we go for a walk down to the woods-he is slower but he does the distance!! Sounds something like me!!!
Well Tommy, I love and miss you with all my heart and soul-stay close and keep me safe and strong as you have bee. I love you Tommy! Please give hugs and kisses to everyone and take the biggest and best for yourself.
Love,
Al
December 31, 2011
Hello mt sweetheart,
Happy new year!! I am ending my third year without you and starting another one. I should also say that you are without me also and you and I both know how much we miss each other-we always used to say as long as we had each other we had everything, and we did. I am so happy that I had you as my life. You always put me first and made me feel so special. There are so many, many people who never had one second of of the happiness that we did. I still feel you next to me in so many ways-when I look at your picture, which is still so hard to do, I see your beautiful eyes that always laughed when you teased me or the kids, the skin which you were so proud of that never saw a pimple, and your smile which always made me laugh. We had so much Tommy that I feel terribly selfish to still wish you were with me but I do.
Yesterday was 52 years that Jeannie came into the world-remember how scared we were? Well now she is an educated women who is trying very hard to keep me happy and upbeat-I'm so lucky to have her and Mary-maybe some day Teresa will re-enter the picture. We'll see.
Well my love, it is time for me to go to bed-wish everyone a happy new year for me-especially Frances who so loved this night. Give evertone a big hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and best for yourself.
I love and miss you Tommy with every beat of my heart. Stay with me and keep me strong and safe. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
December 24, 2011
Hello my sweetheart,
Merry Christmas to you and all of our family that are with you! What a glorious time this must be in Heaven, celebrating the birth of Jesus with Him and the Holy Family!! This is our first Christmas in our new home so it is very special. The trees (mine and Mary's) are up and decorated-they look beautiful! Marc will be making his Christmas crown roast, the kids and grandkids will be here-it should be a great day. I just had the big 70 but I don't feel it yet.
I could not write to you on your anniversary-I felt that old curtain of sadness just come over me as it did after you died-certainly not as strong but just enough to make everything sad. I do not like to feel like that, it's not my nature to be down. Today I do not feel that way so things are much better. You understand how I feel, you always did. You were the one who could cheer me up and make me realize that everything would be well and you were always right. I have to remember what you would say and remember to laugh!
It is cold tonoght-20 degrees-but so far the weather has been great with the temp way above normal and no snow-I hope this last until May!!!
Well Tommy, please stay with me and keep me safe and strong. I love and miss you every second of every day. Please give everyone a hug and kiss from me for Christmas and the biggest and best for yourself. The boy sends his love too. Shamus is such a love!!
I love you Tommy-merry Christmas to you my love.
Love,
Al
November 23, 2011
Hello my sweetheart,
Tomorrow is my third Thanksgiving without you!! Your most favorite holiday of all. You used to plan the meal weeks ahead of time then you would start to get ready to eat, watch football and nap!!! That was always a special time in our home-I remember Ma's turkey with the skin so crisp. her delicious stuffing, her apple and squash pies-MMMMM!.. Now you are all celebrating together but I know you will be right here with us enjoying the first Thanksgiving in our new home. I am making a turkey and stuffing and Marc is making a turkey without stuffing for Jessie. Everyone is excited about our first Thanksgiving here. It just won't be the same for me without you, but I do not want to spoil the kids day so I will have a good time too.
You have celebrated your Mom's anniversary in Heaven and Red's is coming up this weekend. Billy's 75th was with you and Ma and Daddy and Kati's 31st is with us. Puppy is having trouble getting into bed now-his Arthritis is getting worse-so I had to put the mattress on the floor so he can still sleep next to me-he is such a good and sweet boy I hate to see him in pain but his medicine is working well and he still has a great appetite and plays just a little bit now. I think he will be joining you in a while. I pray I just find him as you did Fritz-I could never put him down.
Well Tommy,I am just getting over a GI bug so I feel tired but better than I did. I am going to bed because I have a busy day tomorrow. Every minute of everyday I miss you with every beat of my heart. Enjoy a great feast with the family and God-thank Him for all He has done for us. I love and miss you Tommy, stay close and keep me safe and strong. Give everyone a big hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and best for yourself.
I love you my sweetheart.
All my love,
Al
October 9, 2011
Hello my sweetheart,
What an absolutely stunning day it is! The temp is near 90 and the sun is shining, a mild breeze is blowing, and all seems right with the world!! I wish you were sitting next to me by the pool, just enjoying the day. I took Tues. off so that gives me 5 days off-it feels good! Puppy follows me every where-his hearing is going but he understands all the hand signals we taught him so he is a happy boy!
MARY, marc, and Jessie went to Maine yesterday for lobster and the discount stores. Marc told me this morning that the girls spent a lot of his money on clothes-isn't payback wonderful!!! Jessie is getting so big, she is in the sixth grade now, junior high school!! She is a sweet and loving child-I love her very much!!
You've all celebrated Daddy's and Mary Thibodeau's anniversary, and your father's and Bertha's birthday-plus Teresa turned 50=where does the time go!!!
Marc is grilling but I already ate noodles so I am stuffed. Tomorrow I will make a gravy for the week.
Well Tommy, I just wanted to share my days with you-I love and miss you so much some days I can hardly stand it. I do my best to keep myself busy but I have stoppeed filling my every minute of every day. I seem to be able to deal a little better for some reason-I guess it must be time.
Stay with me Tommy, I love and miss you with every beat of my heart! Stay close and keep me strong-give everyone a hug and a kiss for me and take the biggest and best for yourself. I love you Tommy!
Love,
Al
July 11, 2011
Hello my sweetheart,
Happy 52nd anniversary!!! How I wish you were here with me! It is just as hot today as it was in 1959-the sun is so hot and bright. I went to the cemetary-almost everyone at our wedding is there now. I did thank them all for a great time! Just Nancy and I are left of the wedding party.
Even though you are not here with me,I still remember all the wonderful years we had together and for that, I will always be grateful. We had some tough times but we got through them and survived! Our good times were always the best as long as we had each other.
I took this day out of work just to spend it quietly with you. Please keep me safe and strong and always be at my side as well as in my heart. I love and miss you Tommy with my whole heart and soul. Please give everyone a hug and kiss from me and take the biggest and the best for yourself. Stay with me Tommy. I love you.
All my love,
Al
July 5, 2011
Hello my sweetheart,
What a crazy and wonderful weekend I have had! We Had a great big open house-I think 50 or more people showed up-too much food as always but everyone had a great time in the pool and Marc had some great fireworks after dark! The next day we made a stab at eating the food but there is way too much so I froze a lot of it. THis such a beautiful home and the grounds are absolutely stuning! Everything I could ever want in flowers are on the grounds.about every two weeks, something else blooms-this week pink and orange tiger lillies popped up- just gorgeous.
Our Mary's 42nd birthday was last Friday-I bought her a hammock for the yard. Frances would have been 58 still on Saturday and Ma was 113 on Sunday. This past Saturday was Gertrude's birthday. Of course, she would still be 39!!
Marc is having a defibulator place tomorrow-you are with the Almighty who directs all things-please ask Him to let everything come out all right and I'm asking you to help Mary to be strong. You never denied the kids or me anything so I know you are with her.
I miss you at times like this to lean on and to keep me strong. I love and miss you Tommy with all my heart and soul. Please give everyone a kiss from me for their birthdays. I give the biggest and the best to you! Stay with me Tommy and keep me safe and strong. I love you Tommy.
All my love,
Al
June 19, 2011
HELLO MY SWEETHEART,
Happy Father's day to the world's best!!! I can't believe that this is the third year you are not here for your day!! I think one of your favorite memories was the day you came home from work and Jeannie and Teresa opened the gate and sang, "Here comes the king". You loved that so much! You were always the king to the girls and me. We had a steak fry today for Marc and Jerry-Jessie was in the pool all day-she must be part fish!!! Jeannie came over and we went to the cemetery. Mary has a very difficult time going there.
Please give a big hug and a kiss to Daddy, Billy,and your father and Red for this special day. I'm very grateful to have had all of you. Also a special one to Frances for her 16th anniversary in heaven-I cannot believe how the time has gone!
I seem to be at peace Tommy-days just go by-work too. sometimes I can feel you so close to me that I can reach out to touch you but I can't and that is so sad to me. I will miss you all the days of my life, until we meet again. I love and miss you with all of my being. Give everyone a kiss and hug from me and take the biggest and best for yourself. Stay with me Tommy and keep me strong and safe. I love you my sweetheart.
Love,
Al
Nancy Holmes
May 1, 2011
Hi Uncle Tommy, today I went grocery shopping and had my oldies tapes on, thought of Alice and you right away. The way you and her would dance and of course your wedding day, with the band at our house and the singing...quite a party. I have years of memories as you know and they are all great ones that I love to think about! Gosh I read you turned 73yr gee Tommy I am right behind you.....still the youngest of course. Love you and think of you so often,Love, your niece Nancy
April 24, 2011
Hello My Sweetheart,
I'm sorry it has taken me so long to write-as you know, things have geared up terrificaly at work-it just gets busier and busier!!! Of course, that is no excuse not to write! I have had the house painted white with a tinge of green-it looks very bright and clean. Today was the most beautiful day we have had in a long time-a perfect Easter day-sunny, warm, and the flowers and trees are really starting to come alive. How I wish you were here with me to enjoy it all. Even though I seem to be enduring life without you, it is a long and lonely life. Mary and Marc and Jeannie do everything for me and always include me in everything. I am blessed to have them and I know it! The boy seems to have picked up-he chased a squirrel in the yard yesterday and he ran very fast for an old guy! He can still stop on a dime!!!
Since I have written last, you turned 73, Daddy turned 112, and your father's 39th anniversary of his death have occured. To me, you will always be 19, standing in front of the System
with your Luckies tucked into your shirt sleeve, and your Khakies on! What a handome man!!!! Of course, you were and are always the best looking guy in the world-I know you will agree with me!!!! I love and miss you so much Tommy. I know you are always with me but I miss seeing you and hearing your voice. I am so lonely for you.
Happy Easter and happy birthday-give Daddy a kiss for his birthday and I know you are haooy to be with your Dad.
Stay with me Tommy-keep me safe and strong-I miss you with every beat of my heart. Stay close-I love you Tommy. Give everyone a kiss for me and take the biggest and the best for yourself.
Love,
Al
Nancy Holmes
March 2, 2011
Hi Uncle Tommy, always my favorite uncle and a friend since I was like 10 yrs old. Will always remember you bringing Alice to Echo Lake and listening to songs on your car radio. Listening to you sing and remembering all those great songs ! Hanging out at the Pizza World....such good times. You are a part of my life and I will always miss you. I hope you are looking after you favorite niece Tommy, I love you and miss you too.
Love, Nancy
February 27, 2011
Hello my sweetheart,
I was cleaning up my old records this evening-the ones that were ours made me feel sad-how many times did we harmonize and sing to the old songs and you always gave me my pitch? How many times did we dance to them, Honky Tonk, In my diary, Are you sincere and of course Stardust. Jackie Wilson, The Five Keys, Fats Domino, and all of the others. We sure had a great time from the CYO at St. Pat's to the end of your life. Music and dancing was a very big part of our lives wasen't it Tommy? We went to all the Oldies shows and saw all the people we loved to listen and dance to. We sure had a lot of fun-sometimes the memories are overwhelming for me. I know that I will never be able to listen to our music again-it hurts too much-but I am so happy and grateful that we had those times.
Stay with me Tommy-keep me safe and strong. Give everyone a hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and best for yourself. I love and miss you Tommy with all my heart. Stay close.
Love,
Al
February 17, 2011
Hello my sweetheart,
Today is the 54th anniversary of our first date-it was so cold and snowing that night and today it hit 54 degrees and the snow is finally melting! Thank God!!! It is so good to see the ground and the grass again. Remember we allhad a snowball fight that evening? I knew I loved you wat back then-what a smart kid I was!!! It seems like yesterday to me-where did the years go Tommy? I thank God every day for having had you -I love you more now than ever and I miss you with every beat of my heart. Thank you for all of our life together that started 54 years ago tonight and as Sam Cooke sang that night when we danced, you send me.
Today is also the 38th anniversary of Ma's death-until the day you died, that was the worst thing that ever happened to me. She was the most unselfish person I have ever met in my life and a wonderful example to all who knew her of how a mother should be. God never made a better woman than Ma-I will miss her all the days of my life. She was always there for me and still is now. I know that she is always with me and protects me as she did in her life. God has been so good to me by giving me Ma and you. I am truly blessed. Give Ma a huge hug and kiss for me-she knows how much I love and miss her.
Please stay close to me and keep me safe and strong. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Some day you and I will dance again and yes I will probably still lead!! I love you Tommy, give hugs and kisses to all and keep the biggest and best for yourself.
Love,
Al
February 14, 2011
Hello my sweetheart,
Happy Valentine's to my heart's desire!! The last words that you spoke to me was, "you are the love of my heart." Those words comfort me many many times a day!! I was looking for a thank you card tonight and what popped up but two cards from you for some Valentine's Day of the past-you always let me know that you are with and near me and that makes me feel good. I got some beautiful plants from Marc, Mary, and Jessie and that reminds me that this snow and ice will disappear some day soon and I can get going with my plans for a garden!! I am looking forward to seeing the yard in the Spring!! We are almost surronded by trees and I am eager to see what kind they are. The temp. went to 50 today and 19 tonight!! After tomorrow we are are in for 3-4 days of 50-I hope all the snow and ice will be gone by the weekend!! Well my love, it is time for me to go to bed and get ready for work tomorrow. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul Tommy. Please stay with me and keep me safe and strong. Give Ma a big kiss and hug for me for Valentine;s Day-she is still my sweetheart!! Give everyone a hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and the best for yourself. I love you Tommy, there will never be another you!!! Stay close.
Love,
Al
February 1, 2011
Hello my sweetheart,
I am sorry it has taken me so long to write-I thought I would never get unpacked and everything in place! Things are looking good now-all the rooms are in order and everything has a place-even if I change the place 10 times!! The dog has settled in well-he loves the yard and plays hide and seek with me around the pool-I can;t wait until the warm weather to see how he likes the pool. It is very quiet around here and close to all the stores-I am learning to get from place to placeand I am surprised that everything is so close to us. Right now, Home Depot is my favorite store-you would be so proud of me for all that I have learned to do-lay down a rug,tighten screws in chairs, drive in snow, etc.
Speaking of snow, we have had four major storms in the last 3 weeks-the first one dumped 21 inches of snow in the backyard-Shamus loved it-since then we have added another 19 inches-right now the dog has had it with snow as have all of us-we still have 2 months left of Winter!! Tonight and tomorrow we are supposed to get more snow and sleet and rain-what a mess!!!
Saturday we had Billy's Mass-12 years-impossible! Mary, Billy, and michael came with the girls, Sarah and Caitlyn and we went out to eat after. Those girls are a riot-I wish Billy had lived to see them.
Well Tommy, I am getting tired and it is past my bedtime! Stay with me and keep me safe and strong-I love and miss you with all of my heart and soul-give everyonde a big hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and best for yourself- I love you Tommy-stay close.
Love,
Al
December 22, 2010
Hello my sweetheart,
Today is my 3rd birthday without since I was 16! Where have all the years gone, Tommy? I still feel as if I was 30 or 40 although that was a long time ago!! Tomorrow we are moving to our new house. I do not feel bad about leaving it now because I know that you are with me wherever I am. We did have wonderful times here though and we made it just the way we wanted it to be.You loved this house as much as I did and we enjoyed it so much. Shamus has never known another home-he loved it when I brought him to the new house to check it out-I can't wait to see him in the pool! Remember how Morgan loved to swim? He was the greatest-swam over to the island and waited for the kids to catch up to him-give him and Fritz a big hug and kiss for me.
Marc got good results from the doctor today-please keep watch over him and Mary. Please give Ma and Daddy a big kiss for giving birth to me and making my life so great. I miss buying a Christmas tree for my birthday with Daddy and Ma making me the best birthday cake.You always came home with the nicest card!
Well Tommy, I have to finish packing-this is a hard job without you-no one to holler or swear!!!!! I miss you Tommy with all my heart and soul. You know how much I love you-please stay with me and keep me safe and strong. Give everyone a big kiss and hug and take the biggest and best for yourself. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
December 9, 2010
Hello my sweetheart,
Today is your second anniversary away from me. I sometimes feel as if it was so long ago, as if I haven't seen you forever and other times I feel as if you have just left me. I am trying very hard to not think about anything sad but, only of the wonderful life we had together. God was so good to us giving us to each other and having our family, children, grandchildren and friends. No one was ever a better husband or father or son, son-in-law or brother-in-law than you my Tommy! I miss you with every beat of my heart and I will until we are together again. Next week is the closing on the only house I ever lived in without you for over fifty years but everything has gone so smoothly that I know you have had a big part in getting it. I am happy for the first time in a long time.
It is not at all like the day you died today-it is 15 degrees and freezing out.
Well Tommy,please stay with me and keep me strong. Give everyone a big hug and a kiss for me and take the biggest one for yourself. I love and miss you Tommy with all of my heart. Stay close.
Love,
Al
November 25, 2010
Hello my sweetheart,
Happy Thanksgiving!! This was your favorite holiday! You loved this one more than all the others put together-all your favorite foods and football games and falling asleep in the chair-your idea of the best day!! We had a great time today-jeannie, Jerry, Katie, Valerie, Matt, Mary, Marc and me-everyone but you. The kids are a lot of fun-we had a cake for Jerry and Katie and everyone teased her about being 30. She is doing so well in school and seems very happy with David. Valerie is doing great at the shop too. Marc announced that we have bought a new house and the kids were so happy that we have a pool! They are all making plans for the summer!! I will be happy when the wait is over and we are in the new house-I do not have your gift of "grouping" but I'm going to give it my best shot!!!
Baby boy is a lot better now that he is on 2 meds. for his arthritis-sometimes he acts just like he did when he was a young dog-I love that boy so much-he had a good day today too!
Work has really picked up-I am so busy that the days fly by. I am sleeping better and feeling less sad-having better days more often now. I never thought I would say that again-God and time have been good. I cannot believe it is the second Thanksgiving without you. I have to say though that I feel you all around me in so many ways.
I want to go to the cemetery tomorrow but it is supposed to rain pretty badly-we'll see how it works out. I still have three days off till I go back to work.
Every day I miss you more and more, Tommy. I love you and miss seeing you and laughing with you and dancing when one of our songs come on. I am so grateful that we had 53 years together-GOD IS GOOD!! Stay with me and keep me safe and strong-give everyone a hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and best for yourself. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul Tommy. Stay with me.
Love,
Al
October 15, 2010
Hello My Sweetheart,
Today is the first day I put the heat on-it is raw, windy, and raining-not a good combination! I won't keep it on long-just enough to take the chill off! Puppy is really feeling this bad weather-last week I thought he would be joining you because he could not get uo or down on the bed. he really suffered-the vet is adding another arthritis med. to help him-I hope it works-I can't stand to see him hurt. He is such a precious boy as you know.
The Yankees play Texas tonight in the first game for the division. Hope they win!!
This Monday it will be 9 years since Mary Thibodeau died-what a wonderful lady she was. Please give her a big hug and kiss for me. She made so much possible for you and I.
Work is crazy with everyone coming home from Iraq and people out of work. Our enrollment is way up which is good for me. The carpet is running beautifully-I'm thinking about getting an automac starter-I was going to get one for you the Christmas you died. The car will be warm when I get in when I go to work on cold winter mornings!!
I miss you terribly Tommy-but I can feel you around me and I see 711 all the time. It always shows up when I need it the most. Even in death you are always there for me!
Jeannie passed her test for her Chemical Dependency license-she got a 98-she is very happy!!
Please stay with me and keep me safe and strong-I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Please give everyone a big hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and the best for yourself. I love and miss you Tommy-stay close.
Love,
Al
September 11, 2010
Hello my sweetheart,
It has been a busy month! The hot weather stayed right until the beginning of Sept. when it became so beautiful, cool weather, clear, clean air, breezy, what a wonderful change from the heat!!
On the 26th, you got to wish Daddy happy 48th anniversary and your father happy birthday and on the 27th, happy birthday to Bertha and our Teresa. It is difficult to think of Daddy being gone all those years-I was only 19 when he died-a lifetime ago.
Things are very very busy at work but finally coming together. Sometimes the days just fly-the nights can be long sometimes though. I sometimes feel that I take two steps forward and one back. Just when I think I am adjusting to life without you by my side, I realize I am still taking baby steps. I'm still trying though Tommy!
Mary and Marc went to Chicago for a few days-they got to see the Yankees play the White Sox with NY winning. Mary really liked Chicago and she brought me back the Tribune which I always liked.
Puppy is still doing well with his pills for arthritis-he can move real fast when a dog goes by the house!! Jeannie is taking her test today for her checical dependency license which I am sure she will pass with flying colors. Kati has started college to become a nurse-how well our family has done!!! I think I will take some courses in the Spring-I don't know what yet though.
Butch took Mary B. and me to see Eddie and Louise last week-he just turned 93 in Aug. and still looks good. Louise and Eddie are good for each other-I love Louise-she is such a great human being. We had a great day and the weather was beautiful also.
Liz turned 68 this week-catching up with me! She and Bobby are happy in Florida-you can keep the heat as far as I am concerned!!! The fall is coming and i am looking forward to it.
Well Tommy, I am getting ready to go to Mass-we are having a raffle tonight for 5k-wish I could win that!!!
Keep me safe and strong, Tommy. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Give everyone a big hug and kiss from me and take the biggest and best for yourself. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
August 8, 2010
Hello My Sweetheart,
It is continuing to be hot and humid-ugh! Not my favorite time of the year!! Last week, the 4th, was the 40th anniversary of our move to our dream house-I took a ride by there and all kinds of great memories came back -just like yesterday. It's funny, Vinnie, our next door neighbor, died the same day as our anniversary. He and Corrine were such good friends to us-remember how we saw Chicago at the club Vinnie owned? Now he and Vinnie are together again probably with their dog, Finley!!
Jeannie has got a part time job and that should help her with her bills. Valerie got her pension from the government-she is ecstatic! I'm very happy for the both of them. Mary is trying to get a job closer to home,I hope that happens for her-she has been going back and forth to Boston for 14 years-that's a long time! Puppy got sprayed by a skunk last week-right in the face! Poor baby-he got sprayed in his eyes and mouth!! He still smells a little but one more bath should do it-I hope! Work has been very, very busy which is good but I am tired. We are short staffed with all the vacations and days off so it will get better when everything calms down. I am driving pretty well-I still have done the highway-I don't feel confident enough to do that. I am just happy to go around town, to church, and to go to the cemetery. I just bought four new tires for the Magic Carpet-it rides great! I am doing my best to keep it up the way you always did. We all went to Wrights Farm last week-one of your favorite places to eat. I missed you. Nothing is the same without you, Tommy. I still can't believe you are gone.
Well Tommy, it is time to get ready for bed so I can get up early tomorrow. Stay with me and keep me safe and strong-sometimes I am not as strong as I should be-I love and miss you with all my heart Tommy. Give everyone a big hug and kiss from me and take the biggest and best for yourself. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
July 12, 2010
Hello My Sweetheart,
Happy 51st wedding anniversary!! I wish we were together celebrating but sadly we are not. I am remembering all of the great times we had since that day- you and I could always talk about anything and everything-we were truly blessed! As much as I wish you were here with me, i could not stand to see you suffer just to keep me happy. All of our lives together you always loved me and kept me happy and worry free-except when you did not answer your cell phone!!
Puppy and I went to the cemetery-it sure was hot-he loves to ride in the Jeep-just like Morgan! You must be having a great time with Morgan and Fritz-walking and chasing geese!! Remember Morgan chasing the phesant? I think of that everytime I cut through the college.
I will be going back to work tomorrow after having 9 days off-I would rather be home with the pup!!!
Well Tommy, thank you for 53 wonderful and exciting years-you gave me everything I could ever want. I always said I would never want to live my life over again but I would in a heart beat just to have you with me again. Please stay with me and keep me safe and strong-I love and miss you with all of my heart Tommy. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
July 4, 2010
Hello My Sweetheart,
Happy July 4th!!! Marc has some fireworks-they are legal again-and we will be seeing them in a few minutes. One of the things he has are sparklers-remember how much we and the kids liked them? He set some off on Friday night and Jessie did her rendition of Miss Fourth of July! What a funny kid she is-a great sense of humor!!
Friday was Gertrude's birthday-she would have been 90! How she hated getting old!!! Today would have been Jackie and Ginny Fitzgerald's 51st wedding anniversary-where did all the time go Tommy?
This is my vacation week and we are going to have a heat wave-it started today-it is supposed to be in the 90's all week with Tuesday being 100 degrees!! I would like it to snow but there's no chance of that happening!!!
The pup does not like the heat-I try to take him out early in the am and late in the pm. He was playing hockey with two pieces of candy tonight and when he had enough play time he ate them!!!
The men are coming Wednesday to clean the furnace and on Thursday, I have my last test-I know it will come out perfect just like the others.
Well Tommy, keep me safe and strong-I miss and love you with every beat of my heart. Stay with me Tommy. I love you. Please give everyone a big hug and a kiss for me and take the biggest and the best for yourself.
Love,
Al
June 27, 2010
Hello my Sweetheart,
As you know, we have three birthdays this weekend, Mary's, Frances', and Ma's!. Of course the Princess start's the festivities off on the 25th-imagine Mary being 41!!! It seems like yesterday that we added her to our family-she made us so happy through the years Tommy. She has always been your buddy and I know she misses you terribly. She has been a tremendous help to me since you have been gone-she has also become my mother_she worries about me like I used to worry about Ma-pay back sure is something!!!
Frances would still only admit to being in her fifties!!! Remember her grand-daughter Brianna? Well, she just graduated from high school! I still miss her after all these years-15 to be exact. Please give her a hug and a kiss from me.
Today is Ma's 112 birthday!!! I miss her still after 37 years. She was the best mother ever-always upbeat and never complaining about the tough life she had. She was the best example to me and every one else who ever met her. I know how you and she always loved each other and you were the best son-in-law ever-no I should say son- to her. Please give her the biggest hug and kiss from me!
I went shopping today and stopped at Mary Thibodeau's grave to thank her for all she did for you and me. She was a wonderful friend-please hug her and kiss her for me also.
You will be a very busy man Tommy!! Next week I am taking a small vacation-just going to clean the yard and hang around with Shamus! I promised him I would take him to see his trainer, Brian. He is excited about seeing him again. Remember how funny he was during training? He loved Daisy, the Great Dane-she must have weighed 140 lbs. and he was probably 10-15 lbs-remember she used to sit on the chair and Shamus would jump up on the next chair and kiss her? What a sweet puppy he was and is. He is a great companion to me Tommy. Every once in a while when the doorbell rings, he looks excitedly at the door. I always think he is waiting for you to come through the door-how I wish that could be!!!
Well Tommy, it has been very hot and humid and it is supposed to continue until Tuesday. I hope it is not hot on my vacation!!!
I love and miss you Tommy with all of my being. Please stay with me and keep me strong and safe. Give every one a hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and the best for yourself. I love you Tommy, there will never be another you.
Love,
Al
June 20, 2010
Hello My Sweetheart,
Happy Father's Day to you, Daddy, Billy, your father, and Red. Imagine, this is the second Father's day without you. Mary and I went to the cemetery yesterday because thunderstorms were predicted for today and we got them good!! It is very hot and humid-90 degrees today! I cannot wait for the cooler weather to move in!
I went back to work and everything went well. My tests have come back and everything is perfect-I think you had a lot to do with that. I have started to introduce my usual diet very slowly and all is well. I really feel better than I have in a long, long time. One more test and I'm done. I know that that will be alright also. A lot of changes in work but they are for the best so I can roll with it. My seeds have all grown and in a few weeks I will transplant the sunflowers and the Sweet Peas. Valerie gave me an Orchid plant for Mother's day and I have taken a liking to them-I have bought 3 more plants and they are each a different color-they are beautiful!!
Yesterday was Francis' 15th anniversary-where has the time gone? Give her a special hug and kiss for me, please. This week would have been her birthday and Ma's birthday. Of course, the Princess' is Friday- she said it is a National Holiday-of course it is for us!! I now know what people mean when they say time flies! I look back on our life together and even though it spanned 53 years, it seems now like it was yesterday when we first met-me at 13 and you at 17!! They were wonderful and happy years weren't they? I am so glad that we had each other-we often discussed how lucky we were to have each other! I still know that you were the best looking guy ever made-I know because you always told me so!!!! You were right!!!
Well Tommy, stay with me, keep me safe and strong. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Give everyone a kiss for me and take a big one for yourself. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
June 6, 2010
Hello My Sweetheart,
As you know, it has been a rough two weeks with this virus or whatever it is I have. All of the tests have come back negative and I feel so much better!! Thank you for all of the help you have given me and thank everyone else-Ma, Daddy, Billy, and everyone else. Of course, you are in the presence of God who did the most-but I bet you never stopped asking Him for help!! I ate a steak sandwich today-not my favorite meat-and it tasted great! I'm going back to work tomorrow after two weeks off-the phone calls on my machine should be off the charts! I'll get through them all though. I'll be glad to get back to normal although I'll miss being with the pup-he is such a joy!!
We have had hot and humid weather and we are supposed to get thunder storms this afternoon and evening and then it is supposed to cool off-that won't make me sad! I planted my usual Morning Glories and other plants today-I am looking forward to seeing them grow on the porch. It's hard to believe that you have been gone a year and a half this Tuesday. You always encouraged me to grow my garden and always praised me and told me how good they looked-I miss that. Of course, I miss everything about you. I do have to say that with your help, I have adjusted better then I thought I ever could. Please continue to help me-keep me safe and strong, as you always have.
I love and miss you with all my heart and soul-stay with me. I love and miss you Tommy. Give everyone a big hug and kiss for me and take the biggest and best for yourself.
Love,
Al
May 3, 2010
Hello My Sweetheart,
Ten years ago yesterday we lost our Fritz and ten years ago tomorrow, we gained our boy Shamus! It is hard to believe that he weighed only four pounds and I brought him home from the Woonsocket pound under ny chin all the way home! he has been such a love from the minute I laid eyes on him-big head and all. Today he is a majestic boy that I love so much-he rides in the Jeep like he is on an excursion-watching everyone and everything. Sometimes I think his hearing is going but as soon as a dog goes by he is off-spinning and barking up a storm. Remember Fritz doing the same thing? I bet Fritz and Morgan are having a ball with their Daddy. How they loved you!!
It was hot and humid today-my least favorite weather-it is supposed to be cooler the rest of the week. Here it is May and I do not have the AC in-I guess I am slipping!! I will have it in the bedroom this weekend!! I have to call to have the furnace cleaned-all the things you used to do are mine now. I am so lonesome for you Tommy. We never thought about life without each other-we never could have imagined it would be like this. I feel as if I am only a half of a person without you.
I start the clinicals again tomorrow through next week-I'll be glad when this class is over with. I am finally doing some Spring cleaning and i am exhausted between clinicals, housework, and work. I guess age is finally catching up with me!!
The Magic Carpet is in for inspection, oil change and whatever else it needs. I never thought I would say this but I am lost without it! How good you were to drive me anyplace I wanted or needed to go for 53 years-what a sweetheart you were!!
Well Tommy, I love and miss you with every breath I take-continue to stay with me and keep me safe and strong. Give everyone a kiss for me and take the best one for you. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
April 9, 2010
Hello My Sweetheart,
Happy birthday Tommy! You would have been 72 today! It is a rainy day today, not your favorite weather but, it is mine. I think you sent this to me to make me happy.
It has been very rainy this season-we have had the most rainy March in history-9 inches in one day- flooding Cranston, Warwick, West Warwick, and Westerly very badly. A lot of people have lost everything to the floods-it is so sad to see them on TV. Even Warwick Mall suffered severe damage to the stores and the parking lot. Watching films on TV reminds me of the terrible floods that happen every Spring in the Mid-west. Devastating!!
Every one seems to be doing good-I went to Easter dinner at Chello's with everyone-good food and company.
I built up some time in work so I took today and Monday off for a 4 day weekend. I hope to get some yard work done, planting and raking. Right now, Shamus is sleeping on the couch, the cats are sleeping and I'm writing to you.
I went to the cemetary this morning and it was raining pretty hard. Even though I don't feel that you are there, I can't let your birthday go by without going there. All the graves were decorated with flowers, including yours and Ma's. They look peaceful and beautiful. I was thinking today about all the times we went there and how many graves have been added since Daddy died in 1962. Remember the little tree that was next to his grave-it is a fully grown one now. There is a tree planted next to you-by the time I get there, it had better provide shade-you know how I hate to be hot!!!
Well Tommy, stay with me and keep me safe and strong. I miss you with all my heart and soul-I love you with all my heart and soul. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
March 25, 2010
Hello My Sweetheart,
Tonight when I was watching the news, they announced that Johnny Maestro had died yesterday-I was so surprised and I felt so bad! He was one of the best singers of our time-you and I always loved his records-who could forget 16 candles, beside you,and all the songs he sang with the Crests and the Brooklyn Bridge. I can still see you with Jeannie, she was not more than two weeks old, you singing Beside You to her and she was humming along-we could not believe it!! You and I saw him at East Providence a few years ago and we were so surprised at how he could still reach the high notes-he put on a fantastic show that night doing all his old songs from both groups-I took a picture of him when he was signing autographs and he was very gracious. He is one of the few people who could sing almost as good as you!! I bet you will be singing a lot of duets!!! I cannot play any of our old songs or watch the DooWop shows that I have on tape but, maybe someday I will be able to hear them again and not have them make me cry. I can remember you and I dancing and singing to them, me singing all the parts and you roaring laughing! I am so grateful for those times Tommy-I would not trade one second of them!! But, how I miss you-stay with me and keep me safe amd strong-I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
March 17, 2010
Hello My Sweetheart,
Happy St. Patrick Day!!! You are in heaven with the best Irishers-Ma, Daddy, Billy, Frances, Gertrude, Gene, your Mom and of course St. Patrick himself!! I just went out to supper with Mary, Marc, and Jerry-had a corned beef sandwich which was very good. Last night, we all went to Kati's for supper-mac and meatballs-she is a really good cook!! I wish you were there-you would have been so proud!!! How you loved your family Tommy. You were such a good father and grandfather-everyone misses you so much-me most of all. My heart is so empty without yoy Tommy. I wonder if it will ever heal. If anyone had told me life would be so dull and empty without you -they would still have no idea how empty it could be. I seem to do things automatically-just keep ploding along. Everyone assures me that this will change-we'll see.
The weather has finally improved-it was 60 degrees and sunny today and more tomorrow-your kind of weather. It is supposed to be 65 on Saturday when we have the St. Patrick Parade-remember all the fun you and I used to have at the parade? It was a great day for us!!! I saw another robin today-Friday is the last day of this long, cold, wet, and windy winter> You know how much I love the cold weather so it is surprising that I want it gone-who knows?
This Saturday, we are having a St. Patrick/St. Joseph time at church-food-Irish dancing-music-hopefully a good time will be had by all!!
Marc is going to get someone to clean up the yard for Spring-that's one job you don't miss I bet!
I'm glad I am not moving-there is still so much of you and me here that I am not ready to leave it just yet. It's hard for me to take care of the house by myself, you always used to do so much for me . I miss you!!!!
Well Tommy, kiss everyone for me for St. Pat's special day and take a big one for yourself. I know the Lord holds all of you in His hand. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul Tommy. Keep me safe and strong and stay with me. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
February 25, 2010
Hello my sweetheart,
I write to you tonight with a sad heart-our friend Bobby Corry has died. What a larger than life person Bobby was! You always had such fun with him when you both went shoveling after the snowstorms and at the PC games. You had me rolling on the floor with laughter when you would regale us with your stories about the adventures you two had. I'm sure that you were one of the first to greet Bobby when he entered heaven-without a shovel of course!! As much as it hurts, I will go to his wake tomorrow evening. Bobby has been ill for a long time-he and his family have been through a lot. I know that he is at peace now. Give him a big hug from me and ask him to tell you about the time he and I had at his sisters wedding when we were thirteen years old-we danced so well that we outshined the bridal couple!!
I love and miss you with all my heart and soul-stay with me and keep me strong Tommy.
Love,
Al
February 17, 2010
HELLO mY sWEETHEART,
Mary, Marc, and Jessie have just touched ground from Disney! Thank God everyone came home safe, tired, cranky, and happy!!! The cats are eagerly awaiting the homecoming of their mother and father - I tend to think Marc and Mary will be the most happy to see them!!!
Today, as you know, is the anniversary of two things-one happy one sad. Thirty six years ago today Ma died and left us heart broken and scared of life without her. I know she is very proud of the life you and I made for the kids and ourselves. We had a wonderful example of her selfless love to guide us. She was just the best-how many times you and I said we had lost our best friend. Give her a huge hug and kiss from me. You were the only one she would let drive her places-do you have that honor in heaven?
The second anniversary is our first date fifty three years ago tonight-the start of a wonderful life together! I have always said that even though I had a great life, I would not want to do it over-but, I would now just to see you again and hear your voice once more. You were the best!!! I can see us that night-both of us as skinny as a toothpick dancing and having a great time!!
Stay with me Tommy and keep me safe and strong. I love and miss you with all of my being. Stay close, Tommy.
Love,
Al
February 14, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day Tommy,
I can remember so many Valentine's days when we did not have two dimes to rub together!! We were always happy just to have one another and our family together.
The robins did not bring warm weather yet-we have had cold and windy days with a helping of snow just to keep us on our toes!! Pretty soon it will be warm. Mary, Marc, and Jesse are at Disney and it is cold there too. At least they got away from the everyday routine for a week!
Last week was the 11th anniversary of Billy's death-I still feel it was just yesterday. Mary B. is going to take me to see Eddie and Louise around the middle of March.
The 3rd of Feb. was the 1st anniversary of my driver's license!!! In my whole life, I never thought I could master learning to drive-surprise!! I still drive slow like an old lady but, I am on my way to being an old lady!!!!
Jeannie bought me candles for Valentine's day and a nice rooster candle holder. Mary has put her in charge of watching me while they are gone!!! How the tables have turned!!!
I am going to run some errands today-I bet your glad I'm not asking you to go to all the stores!!! That was not your most favorite thing to do by a long shot!! I never realized how much time it takes to run around to buy things you have to have.
Through it all Tommy, I miss you even more now-it has become so clear to me that you are gone in every way. My heart aches to see and hear you again. I have never envied any one in my life but I do envy God who has you in His keeping. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul Tommy. Please continue to keep me safe and stay with me. I love you!!!!
Love,
Al
January 28, 2010
Hello My sweetheart,
Just a short note to keep you in the loop-last Friday I say four robins in the yard next store-I could not believe it!! I don't think I have ever seen robins in January-in fact I know I have not. I will have to keep them in mind this weekend-it is supposed to feel like 9 below tonight and freezing all weekend-no higher that 5 above!! Well, winter is about a third of the way through-you know how I feel about the heat!
I am done with the clinicals until the Spring-just teaching and lecturing 1-2 nights a week-it passes the time and keeps me busy. Work is unreal with all the vet's returning home-I am flying all day with new patients and working on creating two new teams-my first anniversary of driving is coming up-I still am in shock that I learned to drive!! I have had to learn so much this past year without you-I just can't believe it. I still feel you near me and sometimes I imagine you laughing when something is funny-it is hard to unlearn so many things but, I am trying!!!
I will be writing to you this weekend-birthdays and anniversaries. Stay with me and keep me close-I love and miss you with all of my heart and soul Tommy. Keep me strong-I love you Tommy.
Love
Al
January 1, 2010
Hello My Sweetheart,
I tried to write to you last night for New Year's Eve, but I could not get on the internet. I guess there were too many people online. I am glad to see 2009 go-it was a long, sad year for me without you. I don't think I came out of my fog until August and then I had to deal with everything all over again without the fog to cover my sorrow. Since then, I have come slowly back to life and I am trying very hard to create a life without you by my side and I don't know how! I have thrown myself into work and teaching, hoping to make myself so tired that I won't think-sometimes it helps. I miss telling you all the little things that no-one else would care about but you and I-I miss your funny way of looking at things that always made us laugh so hard about nothing!! I miss dancing with you when we heard one of our songs-I miss seeing you in the morning and kissing you good night-I miss you!!!
I am going to try very hard this year to move forward-a lot is going on in work that is good and that should keep me going for a while. We should be moving by the Spring and that will be life changing for me. A lot of packing and throwing out to be done!
Shamus is on new medicine for his hips and he is doing great!! He jumps up on the bed just like he used to when he was a young dog. He is my joy-he stays with me-plays with his red ball-plays find it and just lives a good life! I hope he stays with me a long time!!!
Jeannie celebrated her 50th birthday on the 39th!!! It does not seem possible does it? Where did the time go?? We are taking her to Rigatonni's on Sunday.
Well Tommy, the day is almost over and I am tired-I wish I could sleep through the night but I am sure I will soon. Stay with me and keep me strong-I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Give everyone a big hug and kiss from me with a special one just for you!!
Love,
Al
December 24, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Tonight is Christmas Eve-remember all the good times we used to have going to Gert and Gene's? She always made sausage and peppers for you-which you loved-and you and Gene always exchanged wine. They are with you now and I bet Gert is really happy that she does not have to cook!! Daddy always loved Christmas-we always had the latest in Christmas decorations under the tree- and Ma always made the best Christmas dinner ever-Frances always bought the most toys I have ever seen at Christmas-Billy loved to cook-you always loved having all of us together and a good Christmas dinner and dessert. I have such good memories of so many Christmas Eves and days!!!
This evening, I went to five o'clock Mass-St. Agnes' was decorated in red and white-simply beautiful-the little girl who brought the Baby Jesus up to the altar dropped her halo and started to cry-her grandmother picked it up and put it back on her head and she stopped crying and all was well-Father Godin gave a great homily and the choir was pretty good. Then I came home and we had Chinese food for supper at Mary and Marc's. On to tomorrow. Mass at eight-thirty, off to see you at the cemetery, and then dinner upstairs. Jessie will be over-I'm looking forward to that.
Give everyone a Christmas kiss from me-keep me strong and safe and stay with me always Tommy. I love and miss you with my whole heart and soul. Another birthday and Christmas without by my side!!! Unbelievable Tommy.
Stay close
Love
Al
December 12, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Today finishes my first year of lasts. A year ago today was the last time on this earth that I looked at your beautiful face. I could not write to you on your anniversary Wednesday because it hurts too much to remember all of it. Your death, and the days leading up to it are still too fresh in my mind. Right now, it is enough for me just to write to you and tell you how much I love and miss you! The weather has been very cold and windy-not your kind od weather! Mary and I went to see Gil this week-I did not feel your presence at the garage, maybe you were busy someplace else!!
I brought up the Christmas decorations and I hope I do something with them! I have kept myself very busy at work and teaching but, I still seem to have too much time to think about last year-I am hoping that will get better now that all the holidays and anniversaries are passed. I am looking forward to the time when I will just remember the good times and all the fun we had in our life together. I know it will come, Tommy.
The Christmas cards are coming and so is Christmas!!! Thank God for Jessie-Christmas really is for kids!!
When I went to Mass tonight, I put the seat warmer on for Jeannie and cranked the heat up because it was so cold. Jeannie said " no wonder why Dad liked this jeep-it has everything" and she is so right!! We were as warm as toast!!!
Well Tommy, stay close to me and keep me strong and safe. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul, Tommy. There are no words for me to tell you how lonesome I am for you. I miss your teasing me, us laughing over nothing, dancing with you to our favorite songs, cooking for you, talking about nothing and everything. You are truly my soulmate, there will never be another you Tommy.
Give everyone a kiss and a hug for me and a big one for you!!!
Love,
Al
November 26, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Today is the first Thanksgiving in 50 years that we are not together! Last year you had such a great day, you felt pretty good, every one was here, and you had everything to eat that you wanted. You thanked everyone for being so good to us when you were in the hospital. I remember you wanted to say everything just right and everyone thought you did. What a wonderful day we had! This was always your most favorite holiday-you loved all the food and having every one around you-watching the football games-taking a nap when ever you wanted to. I missed cooking for you and having you put the turkey in the oven for me and taking it out so you could baste it and sneak a piece of the stuffing!!
This is my last holiday that I had you with me last year.
We all went upstairs to Mary and Marc's and they put together a great meal-Jeannie, Jessie, Kati, Valerie and Jerry were there. Jessie made personal place mats for all of us-I forgot to mention that Shamus was there also-under the table for any scraps that fell his way.
Marie called me to say hello-she is such a good kid-she never forgets me.
Please give Ma and everyone a big kiss and hug from me. We had some great Thanksgiving Days in our lifetime with everyone didn't we Tommy? Tomorrow is Red's 7th anniversary-where does the time go?
Well sweetheart, I will say good night for now. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Stay with me and keep me safe and strong, my love.
The next two weeks are difficult to remember for me, but, I will write soon.
I love you Tommy,
Al
November 22, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Twenty nine years ago today, Teresa gave us our first grand-daughter, Katie Marie-how excited and proud we were!!! I remember you passing out cigars and how puffed out your chest was each time you told some one about her! What a lovely girl she has turned out to be. She was such a comfort to you when you were ill and, she was a great comfort to me when you died. She is very sensitive and caring and has a wonderful sense of humor and quick wit. As always, we will be having her birthday cake on Thanksgiving.
Also on the 22nd of November in 1963, President Kennedy was killed. I remember how afraid we all were at that time that the world was going to be at war and we were all going to die. What a scary time those 3-4 days were-we sat on the bed and watched as history unfolded right before our eyes. When we saw Oswald get shot on live television we were dumbfounded!! I can still feel the sadness that we experienced watching the funeral and how sad all the world felt felt about losing such a young man so full of life and hope. What a tragedy.
This time last year, you had a pretty good week. You did have to go for another transfusion, but that did not help you as much as it did before. Yor were starting to get restless about not being able to return to work and you could not understand why you did not get stronger. Little did we know just how little time you had left. I'm glad we did not know that, Tommy. I would have held you in my arms forever and never let you go! As I look back, I cannot understand why I did not know-but, no one did, not even Linda. We all thought that it was just a matter of time until everything kicked in and you would be well again. How I wish that could have been!! I feel like the time is flying by since you have been gone. My days and nights are lonely without you Tommy. I miss you terribly. Life just seems to happen without you.
I will write again this week of your very favorite holiday.
Stay with me and keep me safe and strong. I love and miss you Tommy with all of my heart and soul.
Love
Al
November 10, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Today would have been Billy's 73rd birthday!! Say Happy Birthday to him and everyone give him a kiss for me. He was such a good brother and friend-I still miss him very much although it is almost 11 years since he has died. You were very good to Billy and he knew and appreciated that. Remember how funny he and Eddie were when they started telling jokes-one after another and they would never crack a smile-behind my ears and my stomach would ache from laughing at them!!! I miss those days when we were all together and ate a lot and laughed a lot!! At least we had those days-some people are not that lucky!!
Eddie is not well now-he is 92 but whose counting??
Well Tommy, stay close to me and keep me safe and strong-I miss you and love you with all my heart and soul. I'll write again soon.
Love,
Al
November 8, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Today was such a beautiful day-70 degrees!! The sun was bright and the air was wonderful!! At this time last year, you had undergone your first transfusion- your shots were not working as fast as the doctor had hoped. Your two day stay in the hospital did make you stronger and you felt better. How I wish you had stayed well and your illness had not progressed as it did! You would be here with me today to enjoy this beautiful day!! Instead, I took Shamus with me to the cemetery to chage your and Ma's flowers to thefall colors. The cemetery was loaded with visitors and the color of the flowers was magnificent. All of the countless times you took me to Ma's grave, I never gave a thought to us being there. I am very lonley without you Tommy. While I have adjusted some, I know I will always want you with me.
The Yankees won as you know and it looks like the Giants will not. They started out well but they tanked.
I am still surprised that I am driving-are you? You always encouraged me in everything so I think you would be proud of me! Work has leveled off-very very busy.
Well my love, it is time for me to get ready for work tomorrow. Please stay with me, keep me strong, and know that I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Give everyone a kiss for me including you!!! Tomorrow I am having a Mass for Ma and next week one for you. I love you Tommy.
Love,
Al
October 25, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
This time last year was uneventful-you were feeling pretty well-we walked almost to the end of the street and your breathing was improving. You continued to lose weight and looked absolutely great!
Yesterday I had a Mass said for Mary Thibodeau-eight years! She was such a wonderful person and so good to us Tommy. We always said how lucky we were to have met her and she felt the same way too! We really enjoyed this house and we were so happy here. Please give Mary a big hug and kiss from me!
Tomorrow the sun rises at 7:11am-our lucky number!! I wonder what good thing you have in store for me!!! I'll know tomorrow.
Well Tommy, it's time to go to bed and get prepared for work tomorrow. I miss you with all my heart and soul. Stay with me and keep me safe and strong!
I love yoy Tommy. I'll write again soon.
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
October 13, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Today I heard a sound that you loved-the radiators coming on!!! You loved to be warm because you were always cold. How you enjoyed putting on your sweats and your black sweater-which you often said was the best thing I ever bought you!!! You would fall asleep in your chair, happy with the world.
We would also go to Zip's diner in Connecticut at this time of the year. We would yard sail, go to eat, and then buy pumpkins, corn husks, and mums. We would bring everyone with us at one time or another-Billy,of course the kids, and anyone else who wanted to go. The last time we went was two years ago with Mary, Marc, Jerry, and we met Peggy up there. The scenery was gorgeous and we enjoyed ourselves very much. I hope to do that again in the next year or two.
I am slowly coming around. I am trying very hard, for the girls sake, to get my life back on track. I do not know the path yet, because I never had a life without you next to me. I have to make a new life and I don't know how, but, I am doing my best.
Stay with me and keep me close to you and I will learn how. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Keep me safe-help Mary and Marc as they try to find a new house. As much as I hate to leave here, I must. We always said we could do anything as long as we had each other-I still have you in my heart and soul so I will do what has to be done.
I will write again soon.
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
October 9, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
One year ago Wednesday you came home from the hospital-30 pounds lighter and feeling much better!! You were so happy to come home to our home-I remember you saying that you just wanted to go home and sit in your own kitchen with the sun coming in the window, read the paper and listen to the radio-and you did just that. You were so happy to be in your own bed, your own chair, with the pup. We were so happy that day Tommy-it is good that we could not see the future!! I think that you invited everyone you knew to have spaghetti and meatballs that night-you were so very happy and grateful to feel better! That week you met the visiting nurses, physical therapists, and lab techs. You worked so hard to get well, Tommy-you walked, exercised, dieted, everything anyone told you to do.
I don't think I have made spaghetti and meatballs twice since you died-it just does not seem the same without you here to stir the gravy and asking me to give you the whole menu from top to bottom!! Life is quite different without you Tommy. Nothing is the same-it seems quite empty. You and I realized all of our hopes and dreams-God was very good to us!! I miss you with all my heart and soul-keep me strong and close to you. My love for you has not changed at all I just can't share it with you.
Pup is down to 95 pounds-Daddy is not here to give him cookies any more!!! He looks like the Shamus of five years ago-beautiful and svelte!!
Well, Tommy, I will be writing to you soon-stay with me.
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
September 27, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
As you know, Gene joined you today. I am sure that you were there to welcome him home! you and I always loved him-he was always such a good and decent person. He was a wonderful husband and father and so good to my mother. Billy and I always thought of him as a brother not an in-law. I know my sister welcomed him-she has been gone three years and I know she must have missed him! They were married for 63 years-a lifetime!!
Please give him a kiss for me-we are all so sad to lose him, especially the kids. Danny and Marie are taking it hard. This will be a hard week for all of us-keep me strong and close to you.
I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Stay with me Tommy.
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
September 23, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
One year ago today was a very difficult day for all of us but especially for you. You started the day having shortness of breath and just went down hill from there. We went to see linda Hanna who immediately put you in the hospital. After all the tests were done, you were diagnosed with A-fib, chf, and kidney failure. We almost lost you that day Tommy. You were out of it for about four days and never did remember those days. We were all so scared of losing you my love. Thank God you came back to us! When I think of how sick you were my heart breaks. You were never sick in your life-I think you missed two days of work because of illness!! That radiation did a job on you.
Everyone was so good to you at the hospital-you fought very hard to get well-did everything you were told-what a good patient you were! I am so glad I had Mary and Marc and Jeannie to support me-I still do, thank God.
I will continue to write to you during the coming weeks-good and bad memories!
To step into now, Danny is going to help Mary with the house-that's a good thing.
Stay with me Tommy-I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Keep me strong.
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
September 19, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
One year ago today brings back good and bad memories. You went to get a haircut with Marc, Jerry, and walter. Then, you went to get hotdogs to celebrate the completion of your radiation treatments. You did not feel well, you were short of breath, and very tired, but you looked forward to your hotdogs as a reward! I cannot think of any meal you enjoyed more then hot dogs, beans and Italian bread!! That was better to you then steak!!!
I am so glad that you had them that day because you never had another hot dog again. You were happier than a king that day with your treat!!
I thought you were just nervous over all you had been through with the radiation and all. You never missed a treatment no matter how you felt-what a brave man you were Tommy. You never walked away from what you had to do in your life and this time was no different. You are much admired!!
Today is much different from last year. I went house hunting with Marc and Mary. My life has changed and I have to go with the flow. I know that you are with me through it all and are making things easy for me-thank you for that Tommy. Just stay close to me and keep me strong my love.
I miss and love you with all my heart and soul! I will write again this week.
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
September 15, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
One year ago today you finished your radiation. You were already starting to have the bad side effects that would do you so much harm. I wish I could have gone through all of that for you Tommy. I feel so bad remembering how sick you were. I know it could have been so much worse then it was but I still wish it had never been. Would we have done anything differently? Probably not. We had no idea that things would end the way they did. All of us were on the same page with your treatment-things always came out good-tests and all. Nothing ever was bad but the radiation slowly took you from us. You were happy that you did not have to have any more radiation-that was the big news one year ago today. We looked forward to you getting well and the future. We always said we could do anything as long as we had each other and that was true!. This next couple of months are sad to remember for me-I will write to you on all the occasions that were good and bad.
Stay with me Tommy and keep me strong-I love and miss you with all my heart and soul.
I'll write again soon.
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
September 14, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
A year ago yesterday, you helped Jeannie buy her car. You were so very tired that day and not feeling very well but, you went anyway so that Jeannie would not be taken advantage of. I remember that when the day was over and the car was bought, you were exhausted but happy that Jeannie was settled. You were always such a good father to the girls-anything they asked you to do you did! They were such lucky girls to have had you for their Dad!! You and I should have been so lucky!!!
I know how hard it is for them not to have you here-we are all broken hearted that you are gone. During the next few days, I will write to you again as this was the week that started all that was to be.
Remember how I used to crank up the music on Saturday mornings and clean the house from top to bottom? Well, I have not been able to do that since you've been gone-I cannot listen to our music at all-it hurts too much. Well, this past Saturday, I cranked up Little Richard, Billy Joel, and an assortment of loud songs for the first time in nine months and ripped apart the parlor!!! I must be starting on the road to recovery-what do you think!!! my heart is still broken, my life is still empty without you-I don't think that will ever change Tommy.
Stay with me my love, keep me strong. I miss you with all my heart and soul. I love you Tommy. I'll write tomorrow.
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
August 27, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Forty eight years ago today we had our second daughter, Teresa Mary. We were both surprised that she was another girl but, we were happy that Jeannie would have a playmate. For many years, she was my right hand and your shadow. She was the first to marry. first to give us grandchildren, and, the first to gradute from college! She made many things happen for the first time!! We were so happy with our little family! They all grew up to be beautiful women that we were always so proud of. You always loved them near to you and were so happy when everyone was close. What an exceptional father you always were-you took them wherever they had to go-sometimes complaining-but you took them. You worked very hard-sometimes three jobs-so that they could have all the things they wanted or needed. You were happiest when all of us were together. You always knew how much we all loved you and still do. You were a very good man!!
Today is also Bertha's birthday-give her a hug and a kiss from me!
Please watch over Teresa-keep her safe and help her with her needs.
Stay with all of us and keep us safe. I miss you with all my heart and soul-I love you always. Life is so empty without you-keep me strong. I'll write again soon.
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
August 26, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Well today is the real anniversary of Daddy's death-47 years ago! It's hard to believe that all that time has passed-he was only 64 years old-what a shame! As always, you were right by my side to help and protect me. We were both so scared-it was the first death in the immediate family. You were so wonderful to Ma and me-always doing what need to be done. It was the day before Teresa's 1st birthday and we had to cancel her party. You were always so respectful to Ma and Daddy, that's why he loved you so. Of course to Ma, you were another son! She always felt safe with you. Please give Daddy a big hug and kiss from me.
Today is also your father's birthday! We had a happy and a sad occasion on this day! Wish him a happy birthday for me-you were the best son he had!!!
I always told you how lucky everyone was to have you in their life-especially me!!
I will write you tomorrow on another special day in our lives.
Stay close to me and keep me strong-I love and miss you with all of my heart and soul!
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
August 23, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
I went to the cemetary today and there was our stone! It is more beautiful then I remember it-smoother too. Just as in life, our two hearts are together forever! I miss you Tommy more than I can express. The days and nights are so empty without you-I still cannot believe you are gone. Stay with me and keep me strong my love. I miss you with all my heart and soul. I will write again on Wednesday.
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
August 5, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Yesterday was the thirty-ninth anniversary of our move to North Providence! How very happy we were!! When we lived on Chalkstone Avenue, we used to sit out on the steps at night and describe the dream house we wanted-it had to have two stories, 3-4 bedrooms, a big backyard, lots of trees, and it had to be on a hill! We had all kinds of great ideas and hopes and they all came through at 85 Woonasquatucket Ave. I remember how it was so quiet at night that we had trouble sleeping for a month!! We used to sit on the porch, me you and Ma and just enjoy life at it's finest!! The kids made friends easily, started a new school,I made friends with Corrine and Vinnie(no wise cracks from you Tommy) and we used to go out a night to burn in the back yard-it was legal then! Life never had been so good....we got everything we asked for and more! How good God always was to us, Tommy. We always had each other and ma and the kids-what else was there? We never locked the door, the windows either. We got our beautiful Morgan there, had cookouts, Christmas family gatherings, all we could do to be happy. We loved that house Tommy, everything about it was just made for us! Remember the water fights in the backyard, you cutting the grass (one thing you hated to do!!!) and swearing, cooling off by jumping in the pool that you skimmed clean every day, building snowmen in the winter with the kids, and best of all, the day Donald the mailman fell behind the wall and I was helpless with laughter and useless to help him get up, Mary coming down the stairs too early on Christmas morning while you were still putting the toys together and we had to convince her that Santa had not come yet, the wonderful Halloween parties at the Fire Station, and the Christmas party at the Fire Station when Mary got startled by Santa and dropped the ice cream cone down the back of your shirt-boy did you holler-which made her more scared and she cried some more!!! Those were special times for us and we laughed abot them and talked about them over and over.
We went on to bigger and better things but that is for another letter!
Thank you for 53 years of fun, laughter, love, friendship,patience, some good fights and better make ups!!
I am so glad we had each other, I could not imagine a happier, better, more full life then we had. It was just the best!! I love and miss you with all my heart and soul Tommy. Stay with me and keep me strong-give Ma and everyone a kiss for me and you send me a kiss too. I love you Tommy.
Al
Alice Frezza
July 11, 2009
Hello my Sweetheart,
Happy Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary! I am very sorry that you are not with me today-but, I would not want you to be here and suffer. You deserve better than that. Today's weather was not like the day we got married-I remember we all drove to church in Billy's convertable-top up because it was raining and hot 90 degrees and humid!!! Not my kind of weather!!! Ma, Daddy, Billy driving, me and you. We got married at nine am and by five after nine we were Mr. and
rs. Domenico A. Frezza and by nine fifteen I had passed out from the heat!!! I remember when I woke up Billy was swearing, Ma and Daddy were coming up the aisle and I did not know what had hit me. I was so surprised at Billy swearing in Church!! The rest is history-we had a great reception at Frances' house and we all had a ball. Daddy got upset because you spit out "good whiskey" and told you to stick with beer. Every one had such a great time-people talked about our wedding for many years.
We had a wonderful life together, three beautiful girs, two beautiful grand-daughters-we could not have asked for more. I would like to thank you for each of those years-no one was a better husband, father, grandfather, son, son-in-law,brother-in-law, brother, or friend than you, Tommy. You were there for me all of my life, I could depend on your support always. You were with me during my darkest times and my best times. You were always there for me. Thank you for putting up with me when I was not at my best. Your family was the most important thing to you. What did I ever do to be lucky enough to have you with me for all my life? What ever it was I am so grateful for it. You were and are my whole life-there will never be another you, Tommy. The past 50 years just flew by-all of a sudden we were older but, you were always that skinny kid who could jitter-bug at the CYO dances, sing beautifully, and were drop-dead gorgeous!! Thank you for loving me unconditionally and being my best friend and my biggest support. I miss you with all my heart and soul Tommy-stay with me and hold me close-keep me safe and strong. I love you, happy 7-11-59 the best day of my life.
Love,
Al
July 10, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Fifty years ago tonight we had our wedding rehearsal. I remember it as if it happened one hour ago! Father Flynn had us say everything but our names-we had to save that for the real thing-he could not pronounce Domenico-we were both so nervous that we laughed at all the wrong things! Then we went to my house to tell Ma that we were going out for a while. Daddy said no-I cried and said that tomorrow I would be married-he said tomorrow you can do what you want but tonight you'll stay home. I cried some more but it did no good. I did not know that Jackie Callahan and Joe Cooney and the guys were taking you to Boston for a last fling!! I remember how happy I was and scared too. Do you remember too Tommy? I think you do.
Fifty years later I am talking about moving in with Mary and Marc. A lifetime later! I miss you my Tommy. How I wish you were here with me to celebrate tomorrow. When you were with me we always celebrated every day as long as we had each other! I am so grateful we had each other for as long as we did!! Stay with me and keep me strong. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Stay close!
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
July 4, 2009
Happy Fourth of July Sweetheart,
This was not a big holiday for you and I. i always remember it as the wedding date for Jackie and Ginny Fitzgerald. They got married the week before us-I remember how happy they were at their wedding. Remember we used to go to the beach with them all the time-and roller skating in that big Oldsmobile convertable Jackie had? We had so much fun with them!! now they and you are gone and I am left with the memories. They are good memories though Tommy. We had a wonderful life together, god was very good to us. We often used to say how lucky we were to have each other-that thought still remains with me. I think of you all the time and every day is so lonesome without you. I am getting along in my own way. Just this week I paid off the last of our real estate and our house number-you appreciate the humor of course!! That way if anyone comes to visit they will recognize where the Frezza's live.
Well sweetheart, the fireworks are going off-remember how afraid Morgan and Fritz used to be? They are with you now with no reason to be afraid of anything because Daddy is with them! I'm going to bed with our boy, Shamus. He is afraid of nothing but the broom!!!
Stay with me and keep me strong-back to work on Monday-vacation meant nothing without you.
I love and miss you with all my heart and soul. Stay close!
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
June 27, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Just wanted to ask you to give Ma a big hug and kiss from me on her birthday. She loved you like a son as you know and you always said that she was your best friend! I miss you both so much!!
Marc had a wonderful party for Mary today-everyone had a great time-plenty to eat and drink! I missed you there!!!
Enjoy your celebration in heaven. I miss you and love you with all my heart and soul. Stay close to me!!
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
June 25, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
Forty years ago today we were so happy with the addition of our Mary to the family! I remember when you told me that Dr. Honan told you she was a perfect baby, healthy and strong. We were so lucky to have another perfect child-according to us! You were such a proud Daddy that day and a very happy husband! i remember Ma telling you that you made another beautiful daughter-your chest could not have been any bigger!!!
When I saw her for the first time I was so pleased-what a beautiful child-blond hair, blue eyes, gorgeous skin! Little did I know that she would be the boy you never had!!! Your buddy, she had to be everywhere you were all of your life. She was your shadow from the time she could walk-and now she's mine-surprise!!!
Just like the other two-had to be with dad all the time. They have all brought us much joy, but Mary was special. She can talk sports, drive like Mario Andretti and sometimes talk like a trucker!! But thats what you got the biggest kick out of and you always egged her on!! How you loved your May! She is still special but don't tell her I said so.
Thank you for another great gift-you always loved your family so much.
Stay with me and keep me strong-I love you and miss you with all my heart and soul, Tommy.
love,
Al
Alice Frezza
June 21, 2009
Hello my Sweetheart,
Happy Father's day! You are with
your Dad, Red, my dad and Billy. it must be just like old times.
I always told you that you were the best father there ever was and I still know that you are!
I miss you terribly Tommy, life is so empty without you.
I took the boy to the cemetery this morning with your Necco wafers! He rides just like a pro-he knows just how to grip the seat so he won't slide. What a smart dog he is, our Shamus!!
Stay with me and keep me strong Tommy. I love and miss you with all my heart and soul!
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
May 24, 2009
Hello my sweetheart,
I am missing you today very much. I am very lonesome for you. I miss hearing your voice-talking and sharing our thoughts and our days together. Life is very hard without you, my love.
Marc had a clam boil for Jessie today-Mary made a delicious birthday cake. Jessie will be 9 years old this week!
Tomorrow I will go to the cemetary and bring the dog. He rode shot-gun today when I parked the Jeep. Did you ever think I would say that? I didn't!!
I went to see Richard Kumins yesterday and he could not believe I drove myself there-he even went outside to see who drove me to his office.
Well, my love, stay with me-I love and miss you with all my heart and soul.
Love Al
Alice Frezza
May 10, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
I had a beautiful Mother's day today with the girls and Walter, Marc, and Jerry. We went to chello's on the water-the weather was beautiful! After the brunch we went to Valerie"s shop-she sure has inherited your beautiful drawing talent!!! They are all such good girls and very supportive to me.
Give my and your mother a great big hug and kiss from me. Ma knows how much I miss her-its been a long long time since I have seen her beautiful face.
Tomorrow is my mediation unless it is postponed again-help me to make things right.
Stay with me-I love and miss you with all my heart and soul.
Love,
Al
Alice Frezza
May 3, 2009
Hello My Sweetheart,
I have been remembering the last few days of our Fritz and Shamus. It was nine years ago yesterday that we lost Fritzie and it will be nine years tomorrow that we got Shamus.
You and I were devastated when The Boy died. Remember how heart-broken we were when we brought him to the vet's after he died? Our West Warwick Wizard, Commander Bark Boy, Fritz Francis Frezza.
He was my best pal, and your companion at nap time.
And then came Shamus, that beautiful baby boy with the reverse Brindle fur and big head and feet!! He healed our broken hearts and made dogs fun again! Remember when we brought him to obedience class and he would mess on the floor every week from pure excitement? The doctor said he would be a big boy and on Saturday, when I brought him to have his nails trimmed he weighed 119.1 lbs. Still a big boy!!!
He was very lonely for you when you died. I really thought he might join you but, he has started to come around. He still likes to play "find it" and he loves to go in the car, but, I can see his age. He can still move just as fast as ever when a dog goes by!!!
I bought him a harness so he can ride shot-gun in the car with me. Who would have thought I would ever be driving!!!!! Not me, that's for sure.
We are getting another new kitten tomorrow named Shaina which means pretty in Hebrew.
Well my love, kiss Fritzie and everyone for me. You are doing a good job keeping me on the straight and narrow. I can feel you with me and your love keeps me strong. I love you and miss you with all my heart and soul. Stay with me,
Love
Al
alice frezza
April 12, 2009
Happy Easter Tommy,
My first Easter without you next to me was difficult. We went upstairs for dinner-Marc made a beautiful meal-and Kati and Valerie came over with beautiful tulips! Every one is doing great things to be normal but it is not the same without you. I did write you a Happy Birthday message but it has not shown up yet-probably lost in e-mail space. All of the "first" holidays and birthdays are going by without you-I miss you so!! Stay with me my love, keep me strong. Be happy next to me>
Love
Alice
kati
April 12, 2009
papa i miss you terribly, there is not a day that goes by that i dont think of you but i know you are closer to me now more than ever, sorry for all the worries lol, but you are always with me i love and miss you xoxo
Alice Frezza
April 9, 2009
Happy birthday My sweetheart, One of my patients brought in your favorite pastry today, the lemon/raspberry danish that you loved so much. I ate the lemon side for you for your birthday!!How good am I? I hope you are enjoying your birthday in heaven with all the family-I miss you terribly!!! I know that you were very proud of me today for driving to the cemetery the way you always went. You always did things the best way!!! Too bad that the cemetery was closed but, I will be there Sunday. Your Mass is saturday night, the Easter Vigil, help me get through it without making a fool of myself.
As you know, we celebrated Passover last night and the food was great. It was Jessie's first one and Marc and Jerry were very happy.
Thank you for always being with me and keeping me safe-please kiss everyone for me for your birthday and don't forget what I asked for as a gift.
I love and miss you with all my heart and soul! Al
Mary A. Frezza
April 9, 2009
Happy Birthday Dad!
Now you can eat all the cake and potato chips you want.
Miss and love so much!!!
Mae
Ken Pelagalli
March 28, 2009
Dear Alice,
i'm so sorry to hear of Tom's passing.Ran into Carl Angel and he told me.Tom and I had a lot of laughs together at H.B. Alarms.They were the good old days and he taught me alot about installing.I hope you and your family are doing well.Take Care Ken
Alice Frezza
March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patrick Day Tommy,
You are in Heaven with two of the best Irishers-Ma and your Mother. How happy they must be to have you with them today! I sure miss having you with me but, Jeannie brought me a nice hanging plant and Mary and I went for a corned beef and cabbage dinner at Greggs.
Sometimes the days get better for me and sometimes they are not-I wonder if they are like that for you too. I know that you miss me too!
Work is getting on my nerves but so is everything else!! I can feel you around me so I know that all will get better.
I picked up Mary at the train station tonight-who would have thunk it!!!!! Certainly not me. It was a lot easier than I thought and I got a parking place right in front of the station-I know that you had a hand in that!!
Well, my love, I'm going to bed now-five o'clock comes early. Stay with me as always-I love and miss you with all my heart and soul!!
Love Alice
Alice Frezza
February 26, 2009
Hi Tommy,
I have kept you very busy this week asking you to help me with all kinds of problems and as usual you fixed everything!!!
I am truly lost without you here beside me-I'm so lonely for you. I wish you were here to discuss things as we used to do. It's hard to make decisions by myself without your give and take.
Gil called today and said that one of the cops brought you and him a prov. police cap with your names on them. You would have liked that so much! It is your friend who is the head of the police dept. in Mt. Pleasant. He did not know that you died and Gil said he felt terrible. I told Gil I would come down and get the hat-I'll drive down there in the magic carpet. Can you believe it???
I have a bad cold and Ifeel lousy but I'm sure it will work itself out.
Just three more things I have asked of you and then I will leave you be until the next crisis!!!
I love and miss you Tommy. Stay with me... Love Alice
Alice Frezza
February 21, 2009
Hi Tommy,
Well, today was Ma's Mass-36 years have gone by since she died. You were such a rock for me during that most horrible time! I never thought I could live without Ma but as always you got me through it all. Now, you are with her and you are both helping me through this horrible time.
I drove today-three times-and I felt more comfortable and sure of myself-still not perfect-but at least I am on the road. Whoever would have thought that I would be driving-certainly not me!!! Of course, I never thought I would be without you either.
The 17th was also the 53rd anniversary of our first date!! It still seems so clear-I remember how excited I was to be going out with Tommy Frezza-I remember how freezing cold it was that night-How we danced to "You Send Me" by Sam Cooke-the snowball fight we all had after Pete's party-you walking me home-our first kiss good night in my hallway-my father hollering for me to get upstairs-of course, I floated on air-I didn't need to climb the stairs when I was on cloud nine!!!!
Even after all these years, and they are still not enough for me, you still "send me". I miss you with all my heart and soul and with your help I am getting better.
Please give Ma a big kiss and a hug from me on her anniversary-she loved you very much. Keep me in check-stay with me. I love you Tommy.
Alice
Alice Frezza
February 14, 2009
Happy Valentine's day to my Sweetheart, Another special day going by without you next to me. They don't get any easier Tommy. I miss you more each day and I am very lost without you.
I still have all of your cards from over the years. Even though we sometimes did not have two nickels to rub together for a gift, you always got me a beautiful sappy card that we both loved so much to get from each other.
Thank you for doing all the things that always made me so happy all of our lives together. You always made me feel so special.your little Catholic school girl as you used to say!
I'm trying very hard to do all the right things but I know I am screwing up at times. Please help me to hold my tongue and walk me through the crap the way you always did. You always knew how to calm me down and do the right thing. I am trying to do what I think I should but sometimes I get in my own way! Stay with me as always. Please give Ma, Daddy, Billy, Mary Thibodeau, Gertrude and Frances a big kiss for me. As always, I was never mushy as you know but you know that no one could love you as much as I do. I know that you always knew that and you know it even better now because you can look into my heart. Even though it is broken, it is still filled with love for you. Stay with me, keep me strong,
take the edge off of my tongue and remember how much I love and miss you with all my heart.
Love,
Alice
Alice Frezza
February 7, 2009
Hi Tommy,
Well,as you know I passed my test! Color me shocked.!!! As you also know, driving the magic carpet at the cemetary was so much easier than the instructor"s car. That surprised me-I thought the Jeep would be too big for me but it"s a perfect fit. I have renamed the magic carpet Tommy-just like you it always takes me where I want to go, slowly and safely!
I went solo this morning to OLF for tests. I prayed all the way up there not to cause or get in an accident and lo and behold I arrived in one piece. Coming home, driving down High Service Ave., I was thanking you and everyone else who is watching over me for the safe trip when I had to stop at the red light. I was so happy to see the license plate of the car in front of me-711- that's when I knew that it was all right with you. Thank you for your confidence in me and my driving skills!!
I still cannot belive that all this has happened but it has. Stay with me-I miss you very much and love you .
I'll write again soon,
All my love,
Alice
Alice Frezza
January 28, 2009
Hi Tommy,
Well, my driver's test was cancelled today due to the snow. It has been scheduled for next Tuesday, 2/3. It is supposed to rain that day which, as you know, is good luck for me. Why do I think you had a hand in this?
The days without you are long-I'm trying to keep busy but most of the time it doesn't work. I'm working on it!!!
I'm getting everything ready for the "magic carpet"-changing the insurance, the registration and such. I'm sure it will all come together.
I'll write again soon.
Love,
Alice
Alice Frezza
January 25, 2009
Hi Tommy,
Today, a Mass is being offered for you and all others who died during the month of December at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital.
How I wish it was not necessary. It has been a long time since 12/09. I am better thanI was, but, I still miss you an awful lot. I don't think that will ever go away!! Please keep the weather dry for my drivers test on Wednesday. Who would have thought? I just want to keep the "magic carpet" for you.
A lot of great people donated to St. Agnes in your name. Father Godin was over whelmed and very happy. Even in death you make people happy!! It is very cold today, 3 degrees! The days just seem to go by without much fanfare.
Sometimes when I am at work, I am able to forget for an hour or so that you are gone and then I remember. How I miss you! I'll write soon. I love you very much Tommy.
Alice
Alice Frezza
January 9, 2009
Hi Tommy,
I have finished my first week at work. I never thought I could do it but, I did. Tomorrow is my fourth drivers lesson-I can't believe I'm doing that either. One month ago it was the furthest thing from my mind. I miss you terribly but, work has at least allowed me time not to think about your loss. Please continue to give me strength and keep us all safe. I love you and miss you terribly.
Love Alice
Alice Frezza
January 5, 2009
Dear Tommy,
Today is my first day back to work-it was so long-but everyone was so good. They all hugged me and welcomed me back-they all made the day pass easier for me. Tomorrow will be four weeks since you've been gone-I can't believe it.
In a few days, this book will be closed-we have gotten so many cards and phone calls-You are well loved!!!
Thank you for all of your strength-I can't believe I have gotten this far without you next to me. Stay with me and see me through this....
Love you,
Alice
Alice Frezza
December 31, 2008
Hi Tommy,
It's New Years Eve and even though we never did anything on this holiday, I'll miss you saying Happy New Year at midnight. I'm glad these holidays are almost over, they are not good without you here with me. I miss you every minute of every day. Please continue to give me strength to do whatever I have to do. I hope the new year is a good one for all of us-I know you will do everything you can to make it good for us, just as you always did.
I love and miss you with all my heart, Alice
Alice Frezza
December 24, 2008
Dear Tommy,
Happy first Christmas in Heaven! I wish you were here with us, but, I bet it is great to see your parents ,Ma and Daddy, Red and Billy again. Only a few weeks ago you said you missed your mother and now you are with her . For my present this year please give me lots of strength. You were always my rock here on earth and I miss you so.
Please give everyone a kiss for me and I'll kiss everyone here for you. I love you, Alice
Merry Christmas!
Alice Frezza
December 22, 2008
Dear Tommy,
Today is my first birthday without you since I turned sixteen! The kids are great but, they cannot tell me how I am almost up to you now-only you could say that! I am very lonesome without you Tommy, but I am so happy that I had you almost all of my life-and it was a great life with you. God was very good to us, He gave us everything we asked for which was each other and peace of mind and heart. Not many have what we did. Thank you for all of the birthdays over the years. I love you,
Alice
Mary Palombo
December 20, 2008
Dear Mrs. Frezza, Jean, Teresa and Mary,
I was so sorry to hear about Mr. Frezza's passing. I will always remember him fondly for his warm acceptance of his daughter's friends. Mrs. Frezza, I remember talking with you when you were one of my dad's caregivers at Hospice, almost 7 years ago. My mom joined my dad a year ago yesterday. Please know that I remember all of you and am praying for you at this time of sorrow. Love, Mary
Joyce Bourque
December 15, 2008
Dear Alice and family
Dick and I just heard about Tom. We are very sorry about his passing. He was a wonderful man and as I am sure you know, my husband loved working with him and laughing with him. He was always great. I know he will be missed very, very much. Sincere sympathy to you and all your family. Joyce & Dick Bourque
Cheryl Flaherty
December 15, 2008
Dear Mary and family,
I am so sorry for your loss. May your wonderful memories give you comfort and strength. Peace, prayers and blessings. Love, Cheryl
Linda Eldridge
December 15, 2008
Dear Alice and family
There are no words to express the loss of a loved one but with the support of your family, friends and God the burden will be lightened. I am truly sorry for your loss.
Sincerely
Dawn Hayes-Giacobbi
December 13, 2008
Dear Alice, I'm so sorry for your loss.
I know your faith will carry you through.Praying for you.
Joe Connolly
December 12, 2008
Mrs. Frezza, Jeanie, Teresa and Mary A.,
I was saddened to read about Mr. Frezza yesterday. I can only imagine the loss you feel at this time and I hope time can comfort you all. I remember Mr. Frezza as a dad, a husband and the CYO boys basketball coach. It seems like only yesterday, or at least a few days ago, that we would be over at the house on Woonasquatucket Ave. We would park in Pio's lot and walk into your yard to visit and 'hang out'. You were always patient and kind to all those boys who would be hanging around your girls and I know that we are all better people for the time you shared with us. I hope that you realize the impact you had on so many lives can soothe the sorrow you feel today. Peace and strength in the days to come.
Joe Connolly
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