20年的守护 痴情老翁感动世界
<p><span word="For">For</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Rocky">Rocky</span> <span word="Abalsamo">Abalsamo</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grave">grave</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="snowstorm">snowstorm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lonesome">lonesome</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="reunite">reunite</span>, <span word="resting">resting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p><span word="Abalsamo">Abalsamo</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 97 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Julia">Julia</span> “<span word="Julita">Julita</span>” <span word="Echeverria">Echeverria</span> <span word="Abalsamo">Abalsamo</span></p><p><span word="Abalsamo">Abalsamo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="devotion">devotion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Globe">Globe</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="vigil">vigil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="of">of</span> 55 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="Abalsamo">Abalsamo</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>; <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1993 <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complications">complications</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>.</p><p><span word="Devastated">Devastated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="passing">passing</span>, <span word="Abalsamo">Abalsamo</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Cemetery">Cemetery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Roxbury">Roxbury</span>, <span word="Mass">Mass</span>., <span word="open">open</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plot">plot</span>, <span word="greet">greet</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cemetery">cemetery</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="Abalsamo">Abalsamo</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sprinkle">sprinkle</span> <span word="crumbs">crumbs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gravesite">gravesite</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p>"<span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>," <span word="Abalsamo">Abalsamo</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Globe">Globe</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000. "<span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Julita">Julita</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="curious">curious</span>, <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lovelorn">lovelorn</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="blankets">blankets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="decorate">decorate</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grave">grave</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span>, <span word="Abalsamo">Abalsamo</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="undying">undying</span> <span word="romance">romance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="advise">advise</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p>
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