Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Sharimae’s smile could light up a room! I had the privilege meeting her 43 years ago while going to college & playing basketball with Anita her youngest daughter. Sharimae & her wonderful family opened their home to me. I ate many a dinners with the Rossi’s. Sharimae was a great cook & it seemed she always had a pot of red sauce cooking on the stove. She taught me how to wash, dry, & store romaine lettuce, ( I only knew icehouse lettuce) & how to take homemade uncle dan’s dressing ,& red wine vinegar,& salad elegance mix it on top of a romaine salad . I still love eating it that way. I would get home sick, so I would go spend a lot of evenings with Sharimae watching tv , visiting while Al was gone refereeing basketball & Anita was gone playing softball. She always made me feel I was with family. They even took me on their family Florida vacation. Al got me a job selling racing forms at Longacre race track, where the family worked. It was so fun & I met so many people & it gave me spending money. I loved going shopping with Sharimae, she had such great taste & I learned a lot from her. I remember being with her & experiencing my 1st. Earthquake & watching the hanging lamp swinging through the air. Sharimae telling me about a earthquake that the water splashed out of the kitchen sink.She had the best laugh & she made me laugh with her sense of humor. She & her family help me make great memories that I could go on & on. After I was done with college & got busy in a different part of the state I lost touch. I was lucky to get to spend time again 25 years later with Sharimae & family . It was like time had stood still. I still felt like family we would still eat, visit go shopping & have lots of laughs. Sharimae always made me feel special & I will always hold a special part in my heart & my memories! I love & will miss her very much like so many other people!
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