47 responses to John Francis Gabriel

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   Paola Rossetti says:

   November 8, 2021

   Penso a te ogni giorno. Parlo con te e ti racconto della mia giornata, del mio lavoro, dei progressi di Greta a scuola e del viaggio a New York che avrei voluto fare con te, per visitare il luogo dove sei nato, la casa dove hai vissuto con la zia Selma e con il mio bisnonno Giovanni.
   Avrei voluto che tu mi raccontassi ancora tanto di te: di Selma, della tua vita; della tua famiglia e dei tuoi più cari amici; di quando ti sei laureato, di quando ti sei sposato e sei diventato padre.
   Avevo due o tre anni quando ti ho conosciuto. Sei venuto a trovare i tuoi cugini italiani a cui eri tanto legato e si accesa una scintilla tra di noi. Da allora, sei sempre stato un mio punto di riferimento, un esempio da seguire. Forse sono diventata avvocato per emularti, sperando che tu fossi fiero di me.
   Pensavo che avremmo fatto ancora tante cose insieme. Sei una persona splendida e mi manchi tanto.
   Il mio affetto è per tutta la tua famiglia, a cui sono profondamente legata.
   Ti voglio bene.
   Paola

   I think about you every day. I talk to you and tell you about my day, my job, Greta’s progress at school and the trip to New York that I wanted to do with you, to visit the place where you were born, the house where you lived with Aunt Selma and with my great-grandfather Giovanni.
   I would have liked you tell me so much more about yourself: about Selma, about your life; of your family and your closest friends; when you graduated, when you got married and became a father.
   I was two or three when I met you. You came to visit your Italian cousins “‹”‹to whom you were so attached and a spark ignited between us. Since then, you have always been my point of reference, an example to follow. Maybe I became a lawyer to emulate you, hoping you were proud of me.
   I thought we would still do many things together. You are a wonderful person and I miss you so much.
   My love is for your whole family, to which I am deeply attached.
   I love you.
   Paola

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   Robert Bradley says:

   November 8, 2021

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   Sandy Alexander says:

   November 8, 2021

   Wonderful man. Fantastic competitor on and off the golf course. I will miss our talks as we walked the fairways.

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   Sara Sharif says:

   November 8, 2021

   I had the pleasure of working with John in the Family Court Mediation Program. He always kept me on my toes! I enjoyed our time together, and our many conversations about career, family and life. John approached everything with great passion and eagerness. He will be greatly missed. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.

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   Victor Pham says:

   November 8, 2021

   Although I only met John in the later years of his life, our weekly talks made me feel as though we spent lifetimes together.

   Without fail, John would volunteer at the Family Court every Wednesday to help separated parents work towards a more harmonious future for their children. His gentleness, creativity and persistence created a path out of the darkness for so many. I am deeply inspired by his lifetime of selfless service.

   I miss John greatly and my deepest sympathies goes out to his family and loved ones.

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