It's a Tough Time to be Alone
Read article..🔗 Tough Time to be Alone Yesterday, a fellow parishioner Mrs. Rosemary Adamo in her 90s was waiting for her ride home after 11:30 AM Mass. Through a few degrees of separation (ref: Kevin Bacon game) I had met Mrs. Adamo before, she & her family had moved from Farmingdale to Fairport in the 1970s. Her children all went to St. Kilian's elementary school , as did I. Her two sons were among the earliest players on the Farmingdale Hawks. We were chatting with Deacon Dave, finally I asked Mrs. Adamo where she lived, and gave her a ride home. It was a chance meeting, but I didn't let it pass by. Not on the First Sunday of Advent, nor Thanksgiving weekend. A very pleasant lady, we chatted about the link to St. Dominic's HS in Oyster Bay, both her sons played football at St. Dom's. My mom & uncle graduated from St. Dom's. We both knew Bobby White, Jack DiPaola, Farmingdale Meat Market, the busy Conklin Street, Fr. Raphael, Sr. Jean Monica. She wasn&