Monday, February 28, 2022
Many say, "you can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family or your neighbors." However, as destiny would have it, Salvi and I were fortunate that we found friends in the DiLorenzo family as we both chose to build "starter homes" in the new Pennicott neighborhood in Penfield some 40+ years ago, while simultaneously building our contemporary families of sons. As our sons interacted socially more and more, so did Salvi and I interact more as friends and neighbors of Astria and Paul. School functions, Little League games, neighborhood "circle" picnics, birthday parties, Trivial Pursuit Friday night get-togethers, summer evening neighborhood "mommy walks" and even some friendly exercise jogs with Paul to Shadow Lake and back (about 3 miles) all maintained our friendship. As time has passed and our sons have all married and moved out of their childhood homes and as Salvi and I have also moved out of the neighborhood, sadly, we have less frequently interacted with Astria and Paul. We are shaken by Paul's sudden death and saddened by the effect that has had and will continue to have on his close family and all who knew him. Besides the legacy he leaves, Paul has reminded us just how short our lives are and that we should all constantly remind our loved ones how much we love them. Our love and compassion to Astria and family, Paulette and Salvi Ferraro
