Mom graduated from Pilgrim High School in Warwick, Rhode Island in 1966. Here she is sitting on a front porch with her maternal grandfather, Antonio “Papa Tony” DiFolco, and his sister, Concetta Vicinni, who was visiting from Italy at the time.
The stamp on this photo says October, but I have to assume that’s simply when the picture was developed and that she probably graduated around May or June.
Update: The woman in this photo was previously incorrectly identified as Concetta “Nana Connie” DiFolco, the wife of Antonio. This has been corrected.
August 6th, 2013 @ 6:52 am
brenda.rappoport
The woman in the picture was actually Papa’s sister visiting from Italy, Concetta Vicinni, whose first name also happens to be the same as Papa’s wife, Nana Concetta DiFolco. She visited two or three times that I can remember when we were growing up. Their brother from Italy, Giuseppe DiFolco, (“Zio” (uncle) Peppine) also visited once or twice. They were very poor and Papa Tony had much more money in those days, so he would pay to fly them over, put them up in his home, and shower them with gifts and money for relatives “back in the old country”. They would cry when they came in and cry when they had to leave, not knowing if they would ever see their family in America again. “Zia” (aunt) Concetta always wore black, as she was in mourning for her husband who had passed away. I believe she never wore anything but black for the rest of her life…So nice to see these pictures David, they do bring back memories of what your mom and I experienced growing up!