BIG PHIL

Sorry everyone... I have been distracted by life and have not been going a good job of Ranting about things Lately.  I will correct that.  Much has happened in the past few weeks and I would Like to take the time to recognize "One of the Greatest Men" I have ever known...

Philip Molinari was a simple man. He loved many things in life. Baseball, Sanatra, Nightlife, The Sea, his Country and most important His Family.  Serving the country in the Navy during WWII he accumulated many stories and had many adventures.  When he returned home, he lived as large as he could, always finding a way to get in and out of trouble but continuing to have adventures throughout.  One day he met, fell in love and married a woman he would occasionally refer to as his better half, Lena (Pat).  Together they had 5 children and those 5 children had 4 grandchildren... one of them being me. 

My grandfather always seemed bigger then life to me.  He taught me how to play cards, how to cheat at cards, how to play poker, how to cheat at poker, how to be responsible, how to embrace your nationality (Italian) but love and respect this country and how to go through everyday life without letting people take advantage of you but how to be understanding at the same time.  From the Navy stories he told about how him and his friends drunkenly shot a cat in a bush accidentally on night because they thought it was the Japanese coming to get them, to how he was arrested for selling fireworks one fourth of July but got off even though there was a pack of fireworks in his shit pocket the cops never found, my grandfather was never a dull man and never short of a story (and always told a good story to boot).

My grandfather had diabetes and lost a leg 7 years ago putting him in a hospice full time.  While in there he lost the other leg and was attached by the disease know as "Deamentia".  On 5/27/12, after a long battle, he finally decided it was time to rest for good.  I know a lo of people lose the people the love, and it was hard losing him, but I think watching him not be able to have any more "adventures" the last 7 years was worse.  He's finally at peace now, having more adventures upstairs, makin new stories to tell me when I see him again.  I just want to say I love you Grandpa "Big Phil". and try not to piss anyone off up there please #justsayin