My parents had parents. It’s called the created order.
So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27
We all come from somewhere, and that always means our parents. It goes way back.
This is a gallery with pictures of my grandparents and my parents before my parents were married.
Frank & Teresa (Ciccolella)Tatulli, my dad’s parents, my grandparents 
John and Angelina (Corte) Longiaru, my mom’s parents, my grandparents 
Jennie Longiaru, my mom… maybe a teenager 
Jennie and a nice lady 
Joe at about 4 years old 
Joe at maybe 9 and Uncle Enzy at 4. 
Rita, Egon, Irma, circa 1935 
Jennie the movie star 
Love note to my dad fighting in Europe, WW2 
Jennie with Betty and Egon, my uncle and aunt 
Jennie on a big stump 
Jennie leaning on the tree at RW Park. 
Jennie and sister-in-law, my aunt, Betty 
Feeding the geese with Amy, my aunt 
Fashion Jennie 
More fashion 
Nice but strange angle 
Jennie the slugger 
Ezio, my uncle, and Jennie 
More fashion 
Not a candid 
Grama Tatulli and my mom 
Vaudville 
Jennie, ?, Amy 
Jennie at the beach… 
…with Joe at the beach 
Clowning around at RW Park – Betty, Egon and Joe 
GQ cover 1 
GQ cover 2 
Ezio and Joe with the Swami 
Joe and Jennie on the bikes 
Lounging at RW Park – Ezio, Amy, Jennie, Joe 
Jennie looks like she’s about to lose her cool 
A walk in the park 
Standing in the park 
Mob scene 
Joe and Jennie at the beach 
etc. 
etc. 
More beach 
With Nona at the beach 
Egon, Jennie and Joe at RW Park 
In NYC 
In NYC 2 
Was Joe a mobster? NOT! 
Jennie in NYC 
Joe and his brother, my uncle, Enzy 
Sweethearts during WW2 
Sweethearts during WW2 closer 
Joe with a niece or nephew 
Uncle Anthony 
Uncle Anthony and cousin Bobbie 
Joe and Enzy on the steps at 36 Carovilli Street 
The whole Tatulli gang in the backyard at Carovilli St. 
Tatulli and Longiaru family portrait 
Uncle Alex and Joe standing – Egon, Betty, Carol, Doris and Ezio sitting 
Amy and Jennie with nieces
