this is an exerpt from a facebook conversation John and I have been caryying on for a few days now. john and i went to grammer school together and shared some friends in the years that followed (charlie v , joe fitz and allison).John: Hey Dom,I got all my class photos going back to 2nd grade I'll look for them.I have a good idea where they are.Did you know the "Gentle Giant" Joe Fitzgerald,and crazy man Charlie Vaughn from the "Oval". I was pretty tight with both specially Fitz. Also my little Costello, Allison God she was adorable.I hear all 3 are no longer with us. 2 young,2 soon such was life on the other side of the tracks.............John
Dom: Hey John,
I knew them all - very well. I spoke to charlie a few days before he left us. Check out my blog, you can see a few pics of charlie and one of allision. I havent come up with any of Joe... yet.
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John J Croce Yes very cool, I recognize some faces.Cleveland & the Oval were allies.I remember Fitz with the school bus he got.Pass the pipe and come on in ! Bobby Mahoney from cleve. park always thought the words to " Tennessee Jed" were " I ran into Charlie Vaughn, he blacked my eye ,and kicked my dog". Charlie had a hatchett on his belt, when I asked why he said " If somebody hangs from the flafpole again I can chop the F...er down.An American original, I guess we all were in our own ways.Give my regards to all the Oval crew. And may God bless those who have left us behind.You can post this on blog if you want........John
