Saturday, January 5, 2019
We were so sad to hear of Marta's passing. Our family lived next door to the Riquelme's in Astoria for many years and we shared a very special friendship. Marta was always a wonderful friend, smiling and laughing. We loved to exchange stories of our immigration -- hers from Cuba and ours from Italy. My mother, Irina Zaretti who is 98, always considered Marta a very special person and friend and her children part of our family. Distance has kept us apart in recent years but Marta and the memories we made were often in our conversations and thoughts.
May she rest in peace in the arms of God. We extend our heartfelt and deepest sympathy to her entire family. May God give them strenght through this difficult time.
