My Three (Gay) Sons

[RobbO]

Posted: 7/13/05 at 5:23pm

wow, i thought this obit was very progressive for a small-town jersey paper, then i noticed that this man had not one, not two, but apparently three gay sons!

RONALD RAIMO SR., 71, MENLO PARK

Home News Tribune Online 07/13/05

Ronald J. Raimo Sr. of Menlo Park died Monday, July 11, 2005, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 71.

Born in Bloomfield, he lived in Colonia before moving to Menlo Park two years ago. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a self-employed contractor. He was predeceased by his parents, Carmine and Jeanette Raimo, and his sister, Lorraine Caffrey. Surviving are his sons, Ronald Jr. and his companion, Joseph Miktus, of Colonia, Rick Raimo and his companion, David Haight, of Florida, RJ Raimo and his companion, Vinny D'Amico, of Green Brook; a daughter, Robin D'Amore and her husband, Philip, of New Brunswick; and four grandchildren, Drew, Matthew, Christopher and Justin D'Amore.

Visitation will be 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at Gosselin Funeral Home, 660 New Dover Road, Edison. A blessing will be offered on Friday, July 15, at 10 a.m. at Gosselin Funeral Home. Interment will follow at St. Gertrude's Cemetery in Colonia.

Posted: 7/13/05 at 5:27pm

Wow.

And I live close to Menlo Park.

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 7/13/05 at 6:46pm

Oh, I thought this was a sitcom. Actually, not a bad idea if you think about it . Who would star in it?

[RobbO]

Posted: 7/13/05 at 9:37pm

Clay Aiken
Tobey Maguire
and for the third i'm undecided between Hayden Christensen or his "pal" Kevin Spacey.

Maybe I'll have Kevin play Uncle Charlie.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 7/13/05 at 9:50pm

Captain, you're in NJ now?? I thought you were hangin in CA for a while.

[RobbO]

Posted: 7/13/05 at 10:03pm

there's a menlo park california too, right?

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/13/05 at 10:07pm

and there's a downlo park in Brooklyn!

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 7/13/05 at 10:18pm

I want Harvey fierstein to play Uncle charlie

[joeybiltmore1]

Posted: 7/13/05 at 11:19pm

LOL jrb!!!

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 7/13/05 at 11:20pm

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Oh, RobbO, you couldn't have picked a better 2nd brother! How about Elijah Wood and/or one of the other Hobbits?

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 7/14/05 at 12:58am

Well, hey this proof that it is genetic!

[Parks]

Posted: 7/14/05 at 3:16am

haha-would it be on ABC?

[RobbO]

Posted: 7/14/05 at 9:15am

wow, what is that like for your family?