Hi Marion,

I just got back from Florida with my mother and visited Bob and Carol Parkman. It was the first time I met them. We had a nice visit except for the fact that my mother got sick and by the time we got back to north carolina she was very ill. The next day (yesterday) she was sent to the hospital with congestive heart failure. She is on oxygen and other meds and they expect she will be home soon. We are attempting to get her to move either to NY near Tina and myself or Pennsylvania near Peter and his wife. She is very stubborn and doesn't want to move out of the south so she is dragging her feet. But we will win I'm sure.

Uncle Louie moved to Florida a long time ago. My father told me years ago, but I don't know where. I found a website for Minturno, where they were born but you have to write to them in Italian for them to respond to you. I've located another Tega family in Illinois and I am pretty sure that Nello Tega was a cousin to Pop Tega. Did you know Pop had three daughters before he had is family with Grandma? Uncle Ronny told my father that quite a few years ago. Tina and I are planning a trip to Italy but it won't be for a few more years yet. My email is soper@superior.net