Don't cry for me
I am always with you
  each day from the start.
I am forever near,
  since I live within your heart.

Gil
The memory of your spirit
   will glow brightly on
In the hearts you've touched.

     Gil was born in RI on November 1, 1958 and went to Heaven on August 15, 2002.

He was still legally married and raised 2 stepchildren, one--the boy, Paul is very

close with us...his wife, Debbie lived in Florida, and came to stay with us for a few

 weeks when this all happened.   

    The odd thing that happened here was that Deb did not know Gil was even ill,

 and the night we sent him to the hospital for the last time, she called from Florida

 because she said she had been dreaming of Gil, and had some bad dreams

 that he had passed away.  When we told her the situation, she was in

shock and we were crying on the phone together.....When we hung up from her,

we had to call 911 for Gil.   He initially resisted, but eventually relented because he

 knew it had to be.....

     Deb made arrangements to drive down to RI alone, and arrived here

 2 days after Gil had passed.  His son received a release from the

 military and flew in from Hawaii.  We also had family in  from Ohio,

 Florida and Conn.

     Gil had hands that were magic, and a Heart of gold (as did his Dad)..."No"

was not in his vocabulary...

     He built houses, and decks (he built his mom's, which is gorgeous!).

He installed garage doors, removed asbestos from buildings waiting for demolition.

  He could repair ANYTHING...and fix any car (he had a mechanics degree).

     Gil helped to construct the staging for The Rolling Stones "Honkey Tonk" tour in

 Foxboro, Mass., and the New England Patriots were his favorite football team.

     He built masterful old stone walls by hand.  He installed marble foyers in the

 mansions of Newport, RI.

               He was a man of many talents, and a master of all.

     He was a natural comedian without even trying...he could make everyone laugh

 with the things he would say....Gil planted a vegetable garden every year.,

he was an expert baker of bread, especially

(as you can see below)...yummmmmmmmmmm

 and he LOVED ice cream! 

  He always took over the grill at family cookouts...and he was so proud of his Italian

 heritage.

             "Caribbean Queen" was his favorite song, and it became his "Wedding Song".

     Halloween was his favorite holiday.   He loved snow storms,

and hurricanes and tornados, especially...his sister even gave him

 a storm tracking chart, and we called him the "storm-tracker".   

      Gil was a gadget collector, he loved Florida, fishing, flea markets,

 lottery tickets, and his Dunkin' Donuts coffee...

     We will always miss Gil's "famous" foot-high apple pies. 

 He made the best!

     Every year on his sister's birthday in July, he would take her for

 twin baked stuffed lobsters at this certain restaurant. 

 This was their special time together, and we will never go there again....

     There are 3 children left now; Anthony, William and Diane.  

 Dad passed away unexpectedly 3 yrs. ago, and

oh, how Gil cried...he never got over it, and neither did we. 

 We got that "horrible" phone call at 2AM, and "flew"

down to the hospital....Gil jumped in the car and took off on his own,

 and when we arrived after him, we heard this loud sobbing from Gil

 and we knew Dad was gone...

     When the family dog passed away unexpectedly,

we were all emotionally distraught.  We heard a "banging" noise in the garage,

and within 1/2 hr., Gil walked out with the most beautiful wooden casket

for Sasha...he made a little memorial garden in the backyard for her,

 and buried her.

      Gil stayed with his mom when he became ill.  She lovingly cared for him,

 (while her heart was breaking), and we all helped and supported him. 

He loved his mom so much....His family was his world......

     A mother should never live to bury her child. 

 We were all with him when the angels came to take him,

 and no matter how hard we held on to him, he slipped away........

   Gil loved Life.......

     "Heaven is no longer missing an Angel " 

If love could build a stairway,
  and memories a lane.
We'd march right up to heaven
  and bring you home again.

The memory of your spirit
will glow brightly on
in the hearts you've touched

Gil

Gil and his Mom

Gil and his Dad

Gil and his sister Diane

Gil with his family

Gil and his nephew and Godson Mike

Gil and his Grandma

Gil with his Grandpa

Gil

Gil

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