Ci scrivono da Chicago

E’ bello scoprire di cittadini americani che non dimenticano i loro nonni italiani, anche se ormai di cognome diverso.
.
Riceviamo da James Morgan la seguente mail, con la quale annuncia di voler visitare nel 2015 il paese di origine del nonno Giovanni Brunacci, Alessandria del Carretto.
.
Provvederemo subito a comunicare queste notizie ai loro parenti calabresi.
.
.
"Hi. My grandfather was John [Giovonni] Brunacci. He came to the US around 1913?? from Alessandria del Carretto. He passed away at the age of 95 and my grandmother died around 1948 in a car wreck, so I never knew her.
 
 My family will visit his village Summer, 2015. I would like to spend the night in his goat pasture [if it is not developed as housing, etc.] I think of him today, as it is the anniversary of my mother’s death three years ago. She was 92 and has two living brothers and a sister, as well as my Uncle Guy who passed away a couple years back.
 
None of her siblings had boys, so our Brunacci line is done. He was a hard-working, loving man and all of the kids [my mom and Aunt Flo and Uncles Guy, Jimmy and Frank] led and are leading good lives thanks to his dedication to God, family and education. Although my grandpa never learned to read or write either English or Italian, he was able to own a three-flat apartment in Chicago [lost in the Depression] and worked until he was quite old.
 
 I hope this finds you well and thank you for your website.
 
 Kind regards,
 Jim Morgan
 Chicago