The Loss of Three Friends
Class of 1961
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Rosa Bellapigna,
Thomas DellaVecchia
and
James DeMatteo
Class of 1961
From the second graduating class of OLOL school I was so sorry to hear that Rosa,
Tommy and Jimmy passed away.  I remember only good things about these classmates.

Jimmy was so sweet, never a hard word for anyone. Tommy also was such a good guy and
Rosa, she was one of the girls I was closest to.  I remember going to her house in the
morning so we could go to school together and she was always getting dinner started for
her family before we would leave.  She was such fun to be around.  When you're young you
think all the people you went to school with would live forever.  I wish they and all of us
could.

Thank you for letting me share my thoughts about these three sweet people who, I'm sure,
made a difference to all of us.

Angela Ponte Gallagher