Thursday, June 12, 2014
James Foligno, Sr.- Uncle Jimmy to me, first and foremost , he was my friend.
I knew him my whole life.
We spent hours together at the gun club, hunting and loading shotgun & ballistic rounds.
We traded wine and barbs. He made white wine, we made red. His wine was always good, but ours from time to time would be sour. When it was, he would say to me, “Don't worry kid, I can use it to remove the soap residue on my tub”.
We became even closer when I married his niece, Theresa Cozzini in 1978.
My wife Theresa and I would love to go over to spend a couple of hours with Aunt Josie & Uncle Jimmy.
If there is such a thing as a “gift of laughter”, then a visit with them is something I wish I could bestow upon everyone.
Having Aunt Josie & Uncle Jimmy go back and forth between each other on this subject or that, was something priceless. No comedian could ever write material as genuine, improvised and spontaneously funny as that.
“Hey Kid”… Questa è la vita.
We love you Uncle Jim.
