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Photo credit: Jin S. Lee
Accession Number: C.2013.1043.42
Dimensions: 2.25 in X 3.5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 5.715 cm X 8.89 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 5.715 cm X 8.89 cm
Source: Maria Vigiano-Trapp
Credit Line: Gift of Maria Vigiano Trapp, in memory of John T. Vigiano II
Description
Love note handwritten by John T. Vigiano II on a card accompanying flowers given to his wife, Maria. The note reads: "My way of saying so . . . | I got off probation | today . . . your support did it all for me!!! | I Love You!!" It is signed “Me.”
Love note handwritten by John T. Vigiano II on a card accompanying flowers given to his wife, Maria. The note reads: "My way of saying so . . . | I got off probation | today . . . your support did it all for me!!! | I Love You!!" It is signed “Me.”
Historical Notes
Queens native John Vigiano lived in West Islip, Long Island, with his wife, Maria, and their two daughters. A member of FDNY Ladder Company 132, he was cocaptain of his firehouse’s hockey team. On September 11, Firefighter Vigiano responded to the towers and was seen in the Marriott hotel lobby. His brother, Joseph Vigiano, an NYPD detective, was in the North Tower. Both perished. John was 36 years old.
Queens native John Vigiano lived in West Islip, Long Island, with his wife, Maria, and their two daughters. A member of FDNY Ladder Company 132, he was cocaptain of his firehouse’s hockey team. On September 11, Firefighter Vigiano responded to the towers and was seen in the Marriott hotel lobby. His brother, Joseph Vigiano, an NYPD detective, was in the North Tower. Both perished. John was 36 years old.
Curator's Comment
FDNY Firefighter John Vigiano lived on Long Island with his wife, Maria, and their two young daughters. Though John and Maria first met in elementary school, they began dating when John was working as a bus driver in the same school district where Maria taught. Throughout their relationship, he sent flowers with handwritten cards to her. The bouquets marked occasions big and small and expressed his gratitude for her companionship and affection. One card celebrated John’s finishing his FDNY probationary training period in 1990, confiding in Maria, “Your support did it all for me!”
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FDNY Firefighter John Vigiano lived on Long Island with his wife, Maria, and their two young daughters. Though John and Maria first met in elementary school, they began dating when John was working as a bus driver in the same school district where Maria taught. Throughout their relationship, he sent flowers with handwritten cards to her. The bouquets marked occasions big and small and expressed his gratitude for her companionship and affection. One card celebrated John’s finishing his FDNY probationary training period in 1990, confiding in Maria, “Your support did it all for me!”
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