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The gentleman on the immediate right is Si Guardino and his wife.
Hi Joseph:
Yes, she still has that fair skin. I have told her hello for you. She said what a nice guy you were. She is doing okay, a little lonely. She just sent me a box of things that belonged to my grandparents last week, she's doing some clea...
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Lynne,
Please say hello to my cousin Willy. I wish her the best and remind her for me and my family what a decent woman she was always and is now. She had the most fairest skin I had ever know then in the 1950's and probably still to this day. Pl...
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- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, NY - Center Harbor, NH - Southampton, NY
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- About Me:
- I am now 57 and living on the East end of Long Island, NY and I have a small but functional, FEMA flood elevatedf House on a Salt Waterwater inlet directly opposite of the Shinnecock Indian Reservation. I spent my first 12 Summers on Lake Shore Drive, Center Harbor, NH from 1950 to 1962. My Granfather had a Compound of 6 homes and we had a White picket fence that bordered the North Side of our property with Lake Winnepesaukee on the South side. Though I haave not been back to Center harbor for over 40 plus years, Cednter harbor and those years have never left my soul and those days are closer to my heart than anything since that i have experienced.....
When my Dad died way too yuoung over 14 years ago in 1992 at the age of 65, I gave a Eulogy which is the proudest moment of my Life and it was set in Center harbor...See below
Joseph A. Chiarello
THE AMERICAN STEVEDORE
Sept. 14, 1925 – Nov. 1, 1992
Joseph, 7th and last Child of Diego & Pasqualine Chiarello, dedicated his Life to:
• His Family …. Gloria, Wife of 44 years ….. Gloria, Joseph, & Lisa, his Children
• The Docks of The Port of New York as a Stevedore
________________________________________
Sometimes, the only way we can begin to know who a person was is by gathering all the experiences from the people whose lives he touched. As I watched Dad’s Family, Friends, and Associates from the Waterfront stand in front of him while he was laying in wake these past few days, I saw tears of loss, tears of memories, tears of love erupt in front of him … Tears driven from beneath by the mixed confused totality of all our visions of being with him. If we were to stop and unwind those tears, we might find many dear moments which would help to explain why we loved this man so much … why we feel so much right now.
I would like to share one of those moments with you.
As a Boy of eight, I would sit on the white sandy beach at the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee in Center Harbor, New Hampshire on a summer’s Friday afternoon. I would stare at the road on the opposite side of the lake and hope to catch a glimpse if a red, 1958 Buick station wagon.
Every summer weekend, Dad would drive seven hours from New York to be with his family in Grandpa Chiarello’s compound of houses. My part of his weekend usually meant waking him up early Saturday morning, hopping into his car, and driving to the bait and tackle store in Meredith. In that dark, damp shack, Dad would kid and laugh with the store’s owner, while I would peer my curious head into the vats of crawfish, minnows, and worms. Once we got our tin can of a dozen night crawlers, we would return home, gather our fishing rods and load up the ‘LENA’ – our 16 foot, 1934, Mahogany Chris Craft Runabout. I loved that boat. I loved the smell of the varnished wood, the smell of the gasoline, the smell of the bleached ropes. I loved my Dad.
Together with the ‘LENA’, we would speed a mile into the Lake and then slow down to a black and white buoy marker, drop anchor, and drop our baited hooks into the Rocks below. Dad would try to catch the evasive, prized Bass while; other sounds would takeover – sounds of wet line winding in and out of the fishing reels, sounds of quiet water lapping against the boat, sounds of quiet love between a father and son. I felt warm. I felt safe.
What Dad gave to me came from the depth of his goodness and love. It was something that was natural to him. Something that he gave knowingly and unknowingly to all his family and even to many friends and associates …. What he gave us was this little spot to retreat to. This place where it is warm and safe and quiet. This place to recharge our spirit and then to open the door and live life with our eyes and hearts wide open.
FOLLOWING THIS SERVICE, JOSEPH’S HEARSE DROVE TO RED HOOK, BROOKLYN
AND ENTERED THE LAST REMAINING OPERATING BROOKLYN PIER. THE LONGSHOREMEN
HAD WASHED AT LEAST 20 FORKLIFTS AND LINED THEM UP LIKE SOLDIERS. AS THE
HEARSE PASSED THE LONGSHOREMEN, MANY NODDED GOODBY. THE HEARSE
PROCEEDED ALONE ONTO THE LONG PIER THAT REACHED TOWARDS LOWER
MANHATTEN. LOOMING TO THE RIGHT, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE SILENCED ALL OTHER
SOUNDS WITH ITS NOONDAY HUMS OF TIRE ON STEEL GRATE. MY FATHER STOOD
TALL FOR 1-MINUTE AT THE END OF THE PIER.
…….Eulogy given by his Son, Joseph Chiarello, November 4, 1992, St. Anselm’s Church, Brooklyn, NY
- Favorite Music:
- Any Music that is good
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Crossing Jordan
24
House
- Favorite New Hampshire Restaurant:
- Probably gone by now
- Favorite New Hampshire Town:
- Center Harbor
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- At 9:14am on September 12, 2009,
Tracy Chiarello said…
- Hi Joseph,
I just wanted to let you know that my mother died August 29, 2009. She gave a valiant fight against cancer, and it was my honor to stand by her side and fight. I have never felt pain like this before. I dont know what to do without her. I am happy she is out of pain but I would give every last cent I have to see her again. My heart is broken, but I am glad to of had her in my life as my mother.... Tracy Chiarello
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- At 9:57pm on August 19, 2009,
Lynley said…
- Joseph - I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at the family photos you have posted! If I can learn how to scan pictures, I will post on the site as well. I too grew up on Lake Shore Drive (1963 on) until the property was sold. My cousin and I sat under the tall pine tree out front of Grandma's house and cried our eyes out the day the property was sold. My family still vacations on Lake Winnipesaukee on Black Cat Island and I think over the past 46 years, I have only missed 1 summer on the Lake. It is still as beautifual as ever, just much more crowded. It breaks my heart to go by Lake Shore Drive as the compound has about 15 families living on it, and they are not related. I can see all of us running around like wild banchies on the lawn, with Uncle Jimmy, etc cooking Italian sausages on the open fire pit.
Cousin Willie looks fabulous - she is still as beautiful as ever, and never ages. I do see her often, especially at the Holidays, as she lives in Richmond too. My father (Pete Rosanelli, Jr.) and her are quite close and keep in contact quite frequently.
Maybe some day we will meet - I haven't been to NY in a couple of years, but do love the city.
Will try and post my old family pics when I can -
Best,
Lynley Blair Rosanelli (Cavanaugh now) and yes my middle name is from Uncle Gus and my daughter has carried on the tradition - her name is Blair.
- At 9:16am on November 15, 2008,
Tracy Chiarello said…
- Joseph,
I will tell her.
Thank you,
Tracy
- At 8:34am on November 12, 2008,
Tracy Chiarello said…
- Joseph,
I saw the new photos you added. I will send photos as soon as possible. My mother is very sick. As soon as I get a chance I will post them. Thank you, hope all is well.
Tracy
- At 2:21pm on March 14, 2008,
Amethyst Wyldfyre said… - Joseph, My brother owns a piece of land that overlooks Lake Winnesquam in Laconia - not too far from Center Harbor. He is looking for someone who might be interested in buying and building on it. Perhaps you might consider coming home to where the heart lives.....
Let me know if you are interested and I'll hook you up!
Love and light, peace and blessings,
Amethyst Wyldfyre
- At 9:24am on October 20, 2007,
Morgen Thiboult said… - Hi Joseph,
So sorry I'm a little late on the "welcome" message to the Area 603 site but we're thrilled to have you here and I see that you've already made yourself at home by adding in some great photos of your work. I'm sure others around here will be checking them out and commenting on them too.
Keep up the great work and thanks for joining.
PS-I'm also a big fan of Center Harbor, I bet it's been a beautiful season up there by the lake!
- At 4:14pm on October 12, 2007,
Joseph A. Chiarello said…
- The Chiarello Compound behind the White Picket Fence on Lake Shore Drive, the farthest end of Lake Winnipesaukee, Center harbor, NH.
One of my Paintingsd done in 1992 from a study of Children in Villages of Thailand
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