* MY FAMILY *
This
is a photo of my paternal grandparents just before they were married. Nana was
16 at the time - I don't know how old Pop was. Nana was Italian and although everyone
thought Pop was Italian too, he was in fact Austrian. This is because the northern
border of Italy as it is now is different to what it was when Pop was born. After
the first world war the border was moved north taking in a part of Austria and
the area where he was born. Nana and Pop had 2 sons, Armando (John) my father,
and Enzo (Vincent) - John and Vincent being the names the boys took when they
migrated to Australia. Nana died in 1981 when I was pregnant with Lana. Although
she knew of my pregnancy she was never to see these 2 grandchildren. Pop died
not long after Luke was born.
The following 2 photos were taken Christmas 1975
2 early photos of my maternal grandparents and a later one of my granny. I never knew this grandfather as he died when Mum was only 15. However I grew very close to my granny - she died in 1974 just before I turned 20.
My parents just after they were married in December 1952. Dad died in 1973 just before my 19th birthday, he was only 46 years old.
4 generations here - Pop, Uncle Vin, Lana and myself
