 Las Cruces, NM Sunset - CLICK to enlarge JOY
CAN BE REAL ONLY IF PEOPLE LOOK UPON THEIR LIFE AS A SERVICE, AND HAVE A DEFINITE OBJECT IN LIFE OUTSIDE THEMSELVES AND THEIR PERSONAL HAPPINESS. Leo Tolstoy
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 Mayor Ed Koch in June 1981 during a NYC Police Department Awards Ceremony It was June of 1981 when my husband, Dominic J. DeFilippo was honoured for the first time by the NYC Police Department for having single handedly apprehended a serial killer on East 37 th. Street in Manhattan just as two women were being attacked with a seven inch blade. It would be Dominic's first NYC Police Department Award, but not his last. He and his son, Paul DeFilippo, had earned the reputation of being NYC Crime Fighters in the Murray Hill Section, and were given the nickname "The Wedges". I was proud to be called the "Wedgette". Yes...we were vigilant in keeping the 69 Unit Apartment Building we managed, lived in and had our Motion Picture Studio, free of crime and have collected many stories to tell. It brought tears to my eyes to hear the news of the death of our Mayor Ed Koch this week.  Dominic J. DeFilippo accepts NYC Police Department Award in June 1981 It was my fault
in being so enamored with the Mayor that I missed the shot when my sweetheart shook Mayor Koch's hand. It's the single photo op I regretted having missed the most thus far. Although he was extremely intelligent, sharing witty remarks, he came off as a humble clown, his slacks sitting sloppily low and more wrinkled than not... as if he had been sleeping in his clothes, and yet, Mayor Ed Koch was always ready to send a genuine smile. He was real; not like the unapproachable egomaniacs that seem to have taken over the political arena. Mayor Ed Koch was fascinating with his unusual character and I found myself actually listening when he spoke. Rest in peace, Mayor Koch. God bless you for your authentic love of New York City and its People.  The Organ Mountains of New Mexico " To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded." Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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