Monday, October 22, 2012

Taphophile Tragics #4

It's been a long time since I posted my last {Taphophile Tragics} post. But this past weekend I visited Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, mostly because I wanted to photograph the beautiful fall colors, but I did see a grave that caught my eye.

It wasn't just the sun that I liked here, but this family grave/headstone looked very beautiful to me. When I took a closer look I also saw that three members of this family died in the same year (1996) and that's what I thought was worth looking up. 


 Doing some searches on Google gave me a bit more information:
On August 16, 1996 there was an car accident and that was what killed Jeanne Lagano (mother) and her children Joanne (18 yrs) and Joseph Jr. (16 yrs). They were coming home from a family reunion in Nova Scotia, Canada. The father, Joe Lagano, returned home a day earlier for business and therefore was not involved in this crash.

 A sad story.

11 comments:

  1. Rose ~ from OzOctober 22, 2012 at 11:26 PM

    What a tragic story to accompany this beautifully framed photo Nellies. How sad.
    I can imagine the beauty of a fall walk in Green-Wood.
    Have a wonderful week!

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  2. My name is RietOctober 23, 2012 at 3:46 AM

    Een prachtige grafsteen en ja ik kan me voorstellen dat het opvalt dat er drie tegelijk opstaan. Droevig verhaal hè.
    Lieve groet van Riet

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  3. SeaThreePeeOOctober 23, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    Such a sad and tragic story. Beautiful gravestone.

    Beneath Thy Feet

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  4. CaTOctober 23, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    that is very sad.
    a nice stone. but very sad.

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  5. MarleenOctober 23, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    Mooi met de lichtinval. Vredig.

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  6. VioletSkyOctober 23, 2012 at 1:54 PM

    I also get a little suspicious of some king of accident when I see more than one name with a death in the same year.

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  7. Pierre BOYERNovember 19, 2012 at 12:45 AM

    A sad story...
    Best regards,

    Pierre

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  8. UnknownJanuary 3, 2015 at 10:12 PM

    It's been 18 years and I'm still coming to terms with Joe's death. He was supposed to call me when he got back from Nova Scotia for a second date. I have never seen his grave before. Thank you for showing this to me.

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  9. NelliesJanuary 5, 2015 at 3:36 PM

    Dear Kathryn, You are very welcome!
    I am so sorry to hear your story.

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  10. UnknownJanuary 5, 2015 at 7:05 PM

    I owe him a visit. :)

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  11. Rolando GarciaSeptember 8, 2016 at 12:09 AM

    I actually lost a lot of people in the summer of 1996. Joe was one of those people. We were both in high school together. I was thinking about this tonight because it's 20 years later.

    When he died, I was in Florida with my mother; she wanted to get me away and give me a break after my father's death in June. Our friends decided it was best not to disturb whatever reprieve I was able to get. I found out when I got home and was devastated. I never knew he was buried in Brooklyn. I'm from Brooklyn and live in Queens. I will have to visit.

    Thanks for this. It's beautiful.

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