« on: January 28, 2014, 03:15:01 PM »
Not a celebrity, but worth mentioning.Man who spent over 20 years holding vigil by his wife's grave EVERY day dies aged 97
Rocky Abalsamo lost his wife of 55 years, Julita, in 1993
She died from complications with heart surgery
The devoted widower said it made him feel better to sit by her grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in Boston
On January 22 he died, aged 97, after falling ill last year
He will be buried next to his wife
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 00:33 EST, 28 January 2014 | UPDATED: 07:50 EST, 28 January 2014
When Rocky Abalsamo's wife died in 1993, part of him died too.
Out of sadness and longing, he would hold vigil by her grave site at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury all day, every day, rarely eating or drinking and weathering all temperatures and conditions.
Now, over 20 years after his beautiful Julia 'Julita' passed away, Rocky 'Roque' continues to sit next to his beloved, after being buried in the plot next to her.
Rocky died on Janaury 22 at Stonehedge Health Care Center in West Roxbury after several months of declining health, reports The Boston Globe.
He was 97.
Rock became something of a celebrity in 2000 after The Boston Globe ran a story about his unwavering devotion to his late wife.
The story was picked up by media outlets all over the world.
The attention amused Rocky, but all he wanted was to remain close to his wife.
The pair met as teenagers in a cafe in their native Buenos Aires.
Rocky was sitting with his back to Julita when he overheard her talking with friends 'about the soul, about life, goodness,' Rocky said in the 2000 interview.
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Even before seeing her face, he decided: 'This is for me. I must know her.'
'She was pure love,' he said.
'Her beauty was a gift apart, a reward.'
They shared a first kiss on September 16, 1937 - a date Rocky - celebrated annually - and married the following April.
They had a daughter, Angela, and a son, Roque Jr.
In 1971 the followed their children to the United States and settled in Boston a year later.
Rocky and Julita had been married for 55 years when she died of complications after heart surgery in 1993 . Distraught, he began spending his days at St. Joseph Cemetery.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2547186/Man-spent-20-years-holding-vigil-wifes-grave-EVERY-day-dies-aged-97.html
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