I HAVE BEEN BLESSED IN MY LIFETIME WITH WONDERFUL FRIENDS. TWO OF THEM GO BACK TO THE 1950'S.ONE I MET IN 1974. I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE STILL ENJOY THE GIFT OF A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.

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GINI GOLDIE AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE 1956. WE MET WHEN WE WERE BOTH WORKING FOR THE SUMMER AT A 5 & 10 CALLED NEISNER'S IN PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK. WE DISCOVERED THAT WE WERE BOTH GOING TO BE FRESHMEN AT ADELPHI IN THE FALL AND THE FRIENDSHIP WAS OFF AND RUNNING. IT HAS NEVER STOPPED IN 51 YEARS.





JERRY JIRITANO AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE 1957. WE ALSO MET AT WORK AT P.L. ANDREWS COMPANY IN HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK. UNCLE JERRY AS MY SONS CALL HIM HELPED US THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT TIME IN OUR LIVES. WE WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL TO HIM. HE IS A TRUE FRIEND!



LAST JULY, GINI AND HER HUSBAND VIC WERE PASSING THROUGH JFK ON A RETURN TRIP FROM RUSSIA. BARNEY AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A FEW HOURS WITH THEM. BARNEY TOOK THESE PICTURES. THE FOUR OF US HAD A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.WE HAD BROUGHT ALONG A DIGITAL VIEWER THAT SEAN AND RONI HAD GIVEN US FOR CHRISTMAS. WE WERE ABLE TO SHOW GINI AND VIC PICTURES OF ALL OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AS WELL AS SHOTS OF OUR NEW HOME.





I HAPPEN TO BE VERY CLOSE FRIENDS WITH SANTA CLAUS. HERE IS A SHOT OF SANTA AND I AT ONE OF PAIGE'S BIRTHDAY PARTIES.THAT YEAR I RECEIVED EVERYTHING I WISHED FOR. ( JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME, THAT SANTA IS MY SON KEVIN!!!!)



I HAVE ONE MORE FRIEND TO ADD. MY FRIEND ANN FELTEN,ANN AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE 1974! ANN AND I ARE MORE LIKE SISTERS THAN FRIENDS. WE SPEAK TO EACH OTHER A FEW TIMES A WEEK.WE TRY TO SEE EACH OTHER AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. ANN IS ALWAYS THERE TO LISTEN.I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT HER.

BELOW IS A PICTURE OF ANN AND HER HUSBAND CHARLIE. WE WERE AT A DUCKS BALL GAME WHEN THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN. CHARLIE PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY 0F 2006. CHARLIE WAS ALWAYS UP FOR ANY IDEA ANN AND I AND BARNEY CAME UP WITH. WE MISS HIM.



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