One of my grandfather’s little brothers, Albion, passed away yesterday. He was a great guy and will be sorely missed by anyone who knew him. He was one of those characters who seemed to know a million jokes. I remember him best wearing a white t-shirt with the stub of a cigar plugged into the corner of his mouth. This Christmas has been pretty hard on my family. Here’s the obit:
Albion James “Al” Sivori Sr.
SIVORI, ALBION JAMES, SR., “AL,” 75, of Louisville, died Sunday, January 2, 2005. He was a retired carpenter for Local Union # 64, a member of St. Clement Catholic Church and Friendship Club and a loving husband, father, grandpa and great-grandpa. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Clara Imelda Eiden Sivori; his children and their spouses, Albion James “Butch” Sivori Jr., Anthony “Tony” and Brenda Sivori, Vincent and Tonya Sivori, Clara Snodgrass Sivori, Tina and Charlie Stewart, Rosemary and Terry Sandefur, Lisa and Mike Mullins and Helene and Steve Lynch; 19 grandchildren;two brothers, Frentz and Williams Sivori; two sisters, Margaret Bartley and Patricia Turner; and seven great-grand-children. His funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Clement Catholic Church, 5437 Johnsontown Rd., with burial in Bethany Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Hwy. Memorial gifts may go to St. Clement Catholic Church Maintenance Fund or Hospice & Palliative Care of Louisville . Published in The Courier-Journal from 1/3/2005 – 1/4/2005.
Thank you for honoring my Dad, he was quit a character! I’m not pictured, Rosemary and my heads are cut off.