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for Giuseppe Pilli
Dan Buccelli
April 4, 2010
Joe was one of a kind and a funny one. He had a smile with his great laughter. You couldn't stay mad at him.In the 60's and 70's it was cool growing up with Joe. I know he will continue to make people laugh in heaven with the rest of our friends and family . RIP GUISEPPE:)
eve pilli
April 2, 2010
Your light shines forvever in my heart. And may the light you shared with others be a constant reminder of the love you gave while you lived on Earth. I love you very much. Your Sister Eve
Louis Rubens
April 1, 2010
I think God broke the mold when he created Giuseppe as he was one of a kind. While we were life long friends, my fondest memories were of our childhood adventures. We had real fun as kids back in the 60's and 70's! I will always
treasure our telephone conversations in the 90's.
Joe is in heaven with Christ Jesus I'm sure!
I know in my heart that one day I will be with Jesus and Giuseppe, and the rest of our family.
RIP Joseph :)
Eve pilli
February 6, 2009
I miss and love you very much. Give Mommy and Adriana a big hug for me.
Love you always and in all ways.
Love, Eve >j<
eve pilli
January 27, 2009
It has been a year since you went home and there is not a day, which passes that I do not think of you. With the loss of you and Adriana, I feel as though I have no siblings left: for the both of you were the closest I had come to knowing and experiencing what having brothers and sisters really meant. I miss you and love always and in all ways. I miss being there for you when you needed family most. Now, you are here with me in my heart when I need you most. I hope your journey through the Heavens has been able to fill the loneliness that burdened you while you walked on Earth. I know, as with all life, healing is evolutionary; and with time, love and prayers your heart will mend and you will be born again into a family of love and a life that is filled with Light. You are always in on my mind and forever in my heart. I love you
Eve
eve pilli
March 23, 2008
Hi Zeppe, I love you and hope your journey is light from the heavy burdons you once carried while you wee here. I send my love to lift you high.
Love MMeve
George Beatty
March 15, 2008
I met Joseph a little over 10 years ago when I became his primary care physician, and had the privilege to learn from him during good times and bad, health and illness, joyful times and struggle. Joseph taught me more about meeting life's challenges with style, grace, attitude, spunk, humor, and love than just about any patient I have cared for. Just as his sister Eve reminded us of what family really is: the ones who stand with you through thick and thin, and take your burdens on as if they were their own. Over the years Joeseph became much more than a patient to those of us involved in his care: he was a friend and a brave partner in the battles against his illnesses. I will always remember him in the hospital holding court surrounded by his loving sisters and mounds of home-cooked food....pumping iron in the gym between bits of gossip and bawdy jokes...entertaining our staff in clinic with his antics and boundless childlike spirit...sneaking me chocolate from the stash of junk food hidden from the hospital dietician behind his stuffed monkey...and doling out hugs to eveyone in his path along the way. Heaven has surely recieved a gift (I hope they know what they're in for), and we have lost a one-of-a-kind friend, for now. We will miss him dearly, but hold him and his family in our hearts always.
Sharon Lamonica
March 2, 2008
Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.
Sharon Lamonica
March 2, 2008
Dear Joseph,
Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.
Uncle Dominic &Aunt Maria pilli
February 18, 2008
Dear Joseph,
Remembering your smile and your hugs.
We will keep you in our hearts always.
With Love Aunt Maria and Uncle Domenic.
Guy Gilliard
February 7, 2008
I met Joseph back in the mid eighties,Joseph could and would put a smile on my face and a chuckle in my heart; for being frank and candid. Joseph always gave me something to want to hold on to, and I think I may have found what that something is. . . Thank you Joe for all the good times and for no bad times. I will hold on to your friendship forever . I love you, now rest.
Michael Hoffman
February 7, 2008
today I went to the goldden gate bridge with your sister and scattered your ashes.amongst rose petals in the water.
LINDA PLATT
February 5, 2008
I MET JOSEPH THIS PAST CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, AND ONLY GOT TO SPEND A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH HIM . WE SPENT A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS DAY TOGETHER WITH EVE AND MY MOTHER AND SISTER , WE WENT TO THE MUSICAL "JERSEY BOYS" AND LAUGHED AND SANG , SO THE ONLY TIME I SPENT WITH JOSEPH WAS HAPPY , AND THAT'S HOW I WILL THINK OF HIM ALWAYS . THANK YOU JOSEPH
Jaemie Solis
February 5, 2008
Joe lived in the hotel that I managed, for about a year, up to the day he entered the hospital. I saw him almost daily, and we would chat, frequently at length, about life and family and current events, etc. Sometimes, he would bring me lemonade or a snack he had made, just because he wanted, even when he was terribly ill. Such kindness.
The first time I saw his room (he wanted me to check on him from time to time to make sure he was okay) I was stunned. It was immaculate, beautifully and tastefully decorated, a real gem! Like a page out of Architectural Digest.
It is surely a testament to Joe's character and heart that he touched me so deeply, even though I knew him only briefly.
I miss his friendship, greatly. Take care, Joe. :) I love you.
Jaemie
Richard Petaccio Jr.
February 4, 2008
Uncle Joey R.I.P.
So-Youn Kim
February 4, 2008
I got up on the morning of January 23rd and put on my weekend best: a big twirly skirt, a necklace one of the previous residents had made for me, and I even put my contacts in and wore make up for the first time in around 6 months.
We had a memorial service at hospice for the people who have passed in the last couple of months.
I was really excited because I know you're not supposed to have favorites, but Joseph is my favorite, and I love seeing him.
As I was getting ready, I actually thought about how I wanted to look pretty for him today; because he notices those things.
He has three stuffed monkeys: Sophia, Guido, and Joey. And Joey makes noises if you squeeze him. He’s good for when you're in a crappy mood from a bad day at dialysis or a rough round of chemo.
Last week, Joseph and I went to the mall to exchange his new crocs so that he could walk easier. It was my first big excursion attempting to navigate a wheelchair and we had a lot of fun. He said: "Let's pretend we're married." So we did. We were married for three hours. And it was so much fun. He kept wanting to buy me something from the mall. People with generous spirits just make my day. He held my hand and told me: “Your spirit flows right through me, and it's good."
That may have been the most beautiful compliment I’ve ever received.
This is what I get for not checking my email when I get home late because I want to spend the evening reading instead. (I finished Gabriel Garcia Marquez' Love in the Time of Cholera and I’m still reeling from the impact.)
When I arrived at Maitri, Joseph was on the list of people we were honoring.
I know this is what I signed on for...
And I think it's a Catch-22, because I do have favorites. And Joseph is on the top of that list. They're my favorites because they talk with me. They share with me and challenge me. They love me and receive love from me. They’re vulnerable and wise in a way I don’t experience with other people. And they're always the ones who leave so suddenly, so unexpectedly. Part of me wants to be angry at myself, as if my natural affinity for them shortened my time with them. And another part of me feels like it's that closeness to death that fuels the desire to connect so genuinely and vigorously.
I went to his room and it was still filled with his distinct scent. The gold empress-worthy covers on his bed and pillows made me smile. He was an incredible interior decorator. The brand new jacket that he got on sale at the thrift store was still hanging where I’d seen it last week. He reveled in the joy of that bargain, but he'll never get to wear it out. That really struck me. He had an incredible attention to detail, and all this is still him. But without his presence, without his tired smile and mischievous but piercing blue eyes, none of it matters.
He had said, "I like you. You’re nice to me and it's not because you think I’m going to die soon."
I didn’t. I’m a completely irrational human being and it hadn't occurred to me.
Isn’t it beautiful, though?
The moments we do get? Where we get to learn all the nuances and intricacies of what makes you smile and me startle?
I don’t think love ever gets easier.
But I look forward to a heaven where I’ll get to hold my friend again.
His name is Joseph Pilli.
/your spirit flows through me... and carries me through the day.
Sandy Marin
February 4, 2008
Giuseppe, I feel so blessed you honored us with your presence this past Christmas and brought love and laughter to our celebration.
I am so happy Eve gave you her "Jersey Boys" ticket and we had such a wonderful time. Your smile and happiness that night is how I will remember you.
Now, please look after Evelina, who, with her deep love and affection, cared for you and was at your side for the past 4 months. Her devotion as a sister and an angel helped you make your transcendence easier and with more grace. She gave you the gift of your family's love. There is no greater gift.
We will all miss you.
stan stone
February 2, 2008
I knew Joseph only briefly but he touched a place in my heart. He was a wonderful man with a great creative flair. He will be missed.
evelina pilli
February 1, 2008
There are those who give to others: And there are those who give of self. He was the ladder; and did so with a full heart. He knew that the only true purpose in life was to love and be loved. And that family was God’s greatest gift to us all.
Our Prayer
Our Family Who Are in Heaven
Holy be Our Name
Thy Kin shall come
And their will be done
On Earth, as it is in Heaven
Give us this Light, our daily Food
And forgive all that disrespect God’s Love
As we on Earth will do what God’s love does in Heaven.
Love one another by respecting God’s Light in Each Other
And, Dear Angels in Heaven, Lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us to our own Light; a place where we discover
There is no evil only God’s light even in the darkest of our
ways.For God Is
The Kingdom,
The Power,
And
The Glory
Of Love
Forever
And Ever
For All Men
A Men
MMeve
Giuseppe, know you are loved and your Light in our Lives will be missed. But in our hearts you will always be remembered and there you shall know our love. We all love you so very much.
I stood by you through sickness and in health, in doubts and in troubles, in hurts and in failures, even in the loneliness and desperation that sometimes got in our way. I loved you whether you were good or bad, right or wrong, rich or poor. And because of this undying love, even unto death we will never be apart. For the only death there is the light we refuse to see: The marriage of Love, God and Family lives in our hearts beyond life’s earthly treasures.
I can't miss you because I carry you in my heart. Give our Mother and Adriana My Love.
Love your Sister, Evelina MMeve
Michelle Rizzio
February 1, 2008
To Evelina and The Pilli Family, my prayers and thoughts are with you all.It will be the little things that you remember,the quiet moments,the smile the laughter.And although it may seem hard right now, it will be the memories of these little things that help to push away the pain and bring the smiles back again.Eve if you need someone to talk to I am a phone call away. Take care.
January 31, 2008
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life’s routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
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