Wendy Yaniga
Today is Valentine's Day, and I thought I would post some family photos of my dad. A couple of days ago, our cousin, Mike Miskinis, and his wife, Brenda, sent us some family photos that included my dad. My mom and I so enjoyed looking through them. It brought back so many happy memories.
Mike shared a memory in his email that I want to share. A little memory of your dad. We were talking to your mom at Larry's wake and found out that we are usually on the Cape in the same week of September, but we'd never known that. So, we decided to plan to get together next time we were there. The following September, we took your parents out to dinner on their anniversary. It turns out that they stay at the hotel next to the restaurant where we had dinner, so we went to their room to chat for a while. Your Dad pulls out his travel bar and offers us gin and tonics. That's a side of your dad we did not know. We spent the next couple of hours chatting and laughing a lot of laughing. I wish we could get together with them on the Cape more often. Your dad had a great sense of humor and was super nice.
My dad loved to get together with family and friends. He was very social and was always seen talking and laughing at family events.
These three photos are from a family gathering in Lee, Massachusetts, in 1988. The first photo is of my dad talking to Uncle Scottie (Tamayo). When my mother saw this photo, she said look at my handsome husband.
The next photo is of my Aunt Lorraine (standing), my dad sitting next to my mom, followed by Aunt Julia (Cardillo)and Jean Miskinis (my grandma).
The third photo shows my dad sitting next to my mom, followed by Aunt Julia Cardillo, Jean Miskinis (my grandma), Peter Miskinis (my grandpa), me, Uncle Carmen (Cardillo), and Larry Cardillo (cousin).
