I was talking to my son about Eva/Mrs. M. the other day when we were discussing ear piercing. My father said absolutely no pierced ears till age 18, but as a little kid I thought that was crazy -- Christina got hers pierced as a baby, and even my Ukraine-born mother did. I lamented to Eva and she said no problem, she'd pierce them for me any time. I thought this was a great idea till I considered how I couldn't exactly hide that from my parents. Eventually Dad relented and allowed us to get earrings at 12, but in retrospect I think if I'd come home with pierced ears at a younger age and said "Mrs. Mignardi did them!" he'd have softened, and if I'd thought to enlist her to discuss it with him beforehand she probably would have convinced him in five minutes that there was no harm. She was cool, strong and persuasive like that.
There are some people who really are institutions. As they age you realize they're not going to be around forever, but their energy defies that sort of thinking. This week we say goodbye to one such rare and beloved woman. The world will be an emptier place without Eva.

Eva was the sweetest, most kind hearted person I’d known. There was always a smile on her face and food in her hand. Eva always made you feel like family, always a kiss, a gentle scolding but always always love. 
I know Heaven shines a little brighter now that you’ve gone home.

Bella zietta mia. Ti voglio bene. Tanto tanto. Sto piangendo come quel giorno che ti ho salutato quando sono stata a New York. Piansi perché mi dispiaceva partire. Speravo di ritornare presto a New York per abbracciarti. Non ho fatto in tempo. Quando ritornerò abbraccerò i miei cugini e zio, la famiglia che ci hai dato. Anche se viviamo lontani, siamo comunque vicini col cuore. Ti voglio bene tanto zietta. 

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18 enero, 1935 – 18 marzo, 2019

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