Rudy Lambino said... When Obama became President of the US, Chicago caught my eye as an interesting city. I had made several business trips that took me north of the city to Deerfield, Glenview and Skokie; trips to the west in Oakbrook, Hinsdale,and Burr Ridge; and south of "
Southside Chicago" to Grand Blvd, Grand Crossing, Hyde Park andCalumet Heights. These are all suburbs of the City of Chicago, which I call the "outside loop."
There's more to this interesting city called "Downtown Chicago Loop." I've been to several meetings at the downtown area but all I had seen is the Magnificent Mile along North Michigan Avenue on our way to dinner.
On one of my visits to the city, Napoleon Meana (when he was still alive) picked me at my hotel and drove me around town along La Salle Blvd, State St, Wacker Drive and Lake Shore Drive before we headed to his home in Willowbrook.
We talked about how we did well, deciding to come to the states, instead of staying and raising a family in our homeland. I still remember that boisterous laugh and joyful attitude he had in life. He was always thinking of Baguio, and Aurora Hill in particular, where he had a lot of unending happy memories of BCHS classmates and friends.
I can feel that he's happy beyond, and without regret uprooting his family from the Pine City to the Windy City, called Chicago. I'll relate more stories of Napoleon when we get together at the dinner table for this sixth triennial grand reunion!
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