tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post4656007701148769535..comments2024-03-26T10:40:40.676-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: Despite The Cold, The Veterans Day 2015 Ceremony In Carroll Park Was LovelyKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-53574370663512487222015-11-11T23:07:48.454-05:002015-11-11T23:07:48.454-05:00Thank you for the background on Buddy Scotto, Kati...Thank you for the background on Buddy Scotto, Katia. A very touching story, and tribute. And your pictures make me feel like I was there today.Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-45545634168594710062015-11-11T22:32:21.526-05:002015-11-11T22:32:21.526-05:00Buddy Scotto is truly a pillar of our community an...Buddy Scotto is truly a pillar of our community and is well deserving to be honored on this Veterans Day. I found it interesting to learn how he got his nickname. My cousin, Lucille, tells a story of how when my great-grandmother passed away back in 1960, Buddy came over to the house to help make the arrangements. The whole family was distraught, fainting and crying, which was pretty common for our family. Lucille, who was a young teenager, said that Buddy was so kind to her amidst all the emotional upheaval. Several years later, after she married, she told her husband that if they ever had a son, he would of course be named for her father-in-law (according to Italian tradition) but she would call him "Buddy," in honor of the very kind and compassionate Buddy Scotto. And so Buddy Scotto has a namesake called Basil "Buddy" Iuliano!Laura Engnoreply@blogger.com