Thursday, September 08, 2011

Daughter of immigrants teaches powerful lesson

This tells another story about immigrants becoming Americans, the same story many of us have. - - Donna Poisl

Spt. Spinellis learned lover of education from her mother

By Frank Mortimer

Immigrants from Portugal, Debbie Spinelli's grandparents arrived in America nearly 100 years ago.

Her grandfather came first, and found work in a shoe factory in Hudson.

He saved up enough money in two years to send for his fiancee, marrying her by proxy through a stand-in groom in Portugal -- so that she could get on the boat to America.
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