Monday, December 23, 2024
Laura, we have not met but like Jim Marinello, we were very close friends, my brother Chris, Brian, Jim and myself back in the '60s on Old Yale road. We often gathered at the Morelli house mid day on a Saturday or Sunday along with Gary, Mike and Joe. Fred would pound out a turkey roaster full of spaghetti and meat sauce, buns and a sliced meat like prosciutto, capicola, ham, turkey and more...pickles, pickled onions. Very memorable times those get togethers. In those days Brian's favorite one liner was "watch this" as the car he was driving went up on the door handles around a corner....and he never ever crashed. Though we haven't spoken in many years I will truly miss not having him here with us. Jeff Johnsen