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John Rospo Obituary
John Rospo, 87, died July 29, 2007.
A resident of Akron, John owned and operated Country Interiors in Firestone Park and Manchester with his wife, Betty.
Preceded in death by his brother, Sam; sister, Jay Wisburger; and his step-son, Richard Shepherd. He is survived by wife, Betty; son, Samuel Rospo; step-daughter, Diane; brother, George Rospo; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Friday, 11 a.m. at Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Funeral Home, 95 W. Waterloo Rd., Akron, where friends may call one hour prior. Donations may be made to Allen Memorial Church of Christ.
(Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Funeral Home, www.kakfh.com, 330.724.1281)An Anthony Funeral Home
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Sam Rospo
August 7, 2007
My memories of my father are mostly from the time of my early childhood and they are some of my best memories.
In those days (the late 50's and early 60's) families in our neighborhood escaped to the front porch to try and catch a cool breeze and have a cold drink on the porch swing. The house was just too hot to bear.
My father would let me sit beside him on the swing as he smoked his pipe or, if the mosquitoes were swarming, a big Cuban cigar. I had a voracious appitite to understand the mysteries of the universe and found that nothing stimulated my curiosity like a dark night, lot of stars, crickets chirping, and the aroma of a Cuban cigar.
So I would ask my father questions regarding the nature of all things present and those not present if allowed. He was always perplexed at my quest to get to the bottom of things and yet tried the best he could to somehow enlighten this strange curious boy swinging next to him in the night.
We were never again close to one another as we were on those hot summer nights on that swing. Forty five years later I still have that swing. It sits under the stairs in my basement. I'm not sure why I still have it. I suppose I had always hoped that dad and I would swing on it again someday and talk about the mysteries of life with the crickets chirping in the night air. Waiting for just the right bit of cool breeze to give us comfort before finally going to bed. To sleep. And dream.
We never did swing together again and now, I suppose we never will.
Goodbye dad. I love you.
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