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SINGING IN THE CHIOR OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL ST  PATRICKS CHURCH FINALLY MEETING MY NEW HUSBAND FOR THE FIRST TIME WE WERE ENGAGED 2015 VOLUNTEERING ALL OVER POLK COUNTY IN LAKELAND WITH THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART FIRST RESPONDERS POLICE DEPARTMENT BOOTS ON THE GROUND HAND IN HAND CHARITY THE TALBOT HOUSE THE WARRIOR WALK FOOD BANKS RESSURECTION CHURCH AND ALSO THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AT ST JOSEPH CHURCH WE DAZZLED WITH THE THOUGHT OF A CATHOLIC WEDDING AT ST JOSEPH CHURCH WITH FATHER RAMON MY NEW HUSBAND WAS A WIDOWER HIS WIFE DIED OCTOBER 12TH 2012 I WAS DIVORCED FROM A VERY ABUSIVE MAN 2013 WHEN WE FELL IN LOVE THROUGH THE CATHOLIC FAITH MY CHURCH FAMILY IN TAMPA EMBRACED OUR ENGAGEMENT WE BOTH VOLUNTEERING FOR ME PTA BIBLE SCHOOL AMERICAN LEGIONS NOW WE WERE TORN BETWEEN HIS CHURCH AND MINE MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND I BOTH SANG IN THE CHIOR SO HERE WE WERE SUPPORTING MY FIANCE AMONG THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS THERE WAS SO MUCH STRIFE RACISM WITHIN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS IN ST JOSEPH CHURCH EXCEPT FOR JOSEPH GRATES HE ADORED US MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS TO BE THE FLOWER GIRL WE DANCED WITH THE PRIESTS RAISING MONIES FOR SANT ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND SANTE FE CATHOLIC SCHOOL AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF OUR OWN SPIRITUAL GOALS AS MAN AND WIFE WE DECIDED AGAINST THE WEDDING IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ALL TOGETHER AFTER ALL MY HUSBAND AND HIS DEAD WIFE WERE MARRIED RIGHT HERE IN ST JOSEPH I THOUGHT OUR MARRIAGE WOULD BE CURSED GETTING MARRIED BY THE VERY SAME PRIEST IN THE VERY SAME CHURCH ON THE VERY SAME SPOT FATHER RAMON AGREED TO MARRY US BUT HE WAS LEAVING SOON WE WERE NOW ENGAGED WE DIDN'T NEED TO RUSH MY ADULT CHILDREN NEEDED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MY NEW FIANCE SO WE LOADED UP AND MOVED TO TAMPA IN THE LOFT OVER MY SONS GARAGE SPENDING TIME AT MY CHURCH SINCE IT WAS SO CLOSE TO THE VA WE ALSO VOLUNTEERED ATTENDING CLASSES GROUP ALL OF OUR DOCTORS WERE IN TAMPA IT WAS VERY PLEASANT WE VOLUNTEERED AT BINGO AT ST PATRICK CHURCH WITH MY CHURCH FAMILY IN TAMPA MY FIANCE ADORED ST PATRICKS CHURCH BUT WE WERE STILL DEDICATED TO POLK COUNTY MEETINGS MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART HOWEVER THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DIDN'T APPREACIATE THE FACT MY HUSBAND WAS MARRYING A BROWN WOMAN MIXED IRISH ITALIAN CHEROKEE ARFICAN AMERICAN WOMAN OF GOD ME YOU LOOK STUPID ONE COMMANDER SHOUTED RACIST REMARKS THERE WAS  WHISPERS HUSHES UNBELIEVABLE SNARLS OF RACISM I SPOKE ITALIAN TO A FEW OLD SCHOOL ITALIAN KNIGHTS IT WAS AS IF WE WERE PREPARIING FOR OUR FUNERALS NOT A WEDDING WE VOLUNTEERED WITH THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SPECIAL OLYMPICS THE KNIGHTS WERE ANGRY WHENEVER THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS WERE IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS  BOWLING BASKETBALL DOWN SYNDROME AFRICAN AMERICANS COMPETED IN TOUNAMENTS WE STRUNG THE RIBBONS TO BE PLACED ON THEIR NECKS A FEW LAW ENFORCEMENT ALWAYS MADE APPEARENCES THE KNIGHTS HATED WORKING WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES SO THEY WOULD BASICALLY FORCE MY HUSBAND AND I TO GO TO THE UNDESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOODS ACTUALLY FIGHTING IN FRONT OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS PARTICIPANTS A FEW SAID WITH A GLASS OF SCOTCH IN HAND I'M NOT GOING IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SEND HIM MEANING MY FIANCE HE KNOWS WHERE MLK STREET IS DON'T HE MEANING MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD LOOKING STRAIGHT AT ME I SAID I AM FROM ST PATRICKS IN TAMPA I AM NEW TO THIS AREA I'M SURE WE COULD FIND IT THOUGH ANOTHER LOCATION WAS THE FAMOUS BINGO HALL MIND YOU THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN POOR NEIGHBORHOOD MY FIANCE AND I VOLENTEERED AT THE KNIGHTS COUNCIL THESE ELDERLY BLACK WOMEN LOVED THIS PLACE MANY AFRICAN AMERICANS ENJOYED THIS HALL RIGHT IN THEIR COMMUNITY HOWEVER  IT WAS IN BLACK TOWN IS WHAT THE KNIGHTS CALLED IT MOSTLY BLACK ELDERLY PERSONS PLAYING BINGO I FELT TRULY OVERWHELMED I'D NEVER EXPERIENCED RACISM INSIDE A CHURCH THESE KNIGHTS WERE LIKE PETERS KKK KNIGHTS IT WAS AS IF MIXED MARRIAGES WERE STILL OUTLAWED IN THE SOUTH MY FIANCE AND I WE FELT IT WAS BEST WE NOT EVEN PREPARE VOWS AT ST JOSEPH CHURCH THERE WAS SO MUCH SCANDALS THE PRIESTS ACTUALLY REPRIMANDED THE KNIGHTS BANNING THE HARD BOOZE FROM THE MEETINGS RACISM BREWED EVEN WORSE WHEN THE KNIGHTS DRANK BOOZE KNIGHTS WERE AGAINST OUR MARRIAGE BUT KNIGHTS WERE SECRETLY IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER MEN SENDING MY FIANCE AND I TO GET FOOD FROM LOW INCOME CLASS STORES YES THERE IS A THING WE WENT THEY WERE RUN DOWN STORES IN WHAT PETER CALLED BLACK TOWN ALDI SAVE A LOT THE FOOD WAS OLD OUT DATED SPOILED MEATS TAKING FROM THE POOR TO FEED THE MIDDLE CLASS WHITES FINALLY DISTRIBUTION OF THE FOOD OLD OUTDATED FOOD WENT TO BLACK FAMILIES GOOD FOOD WENT TO MIDDLE CLASS WHITES WHO PULLED UP IN EXPENSIVE CARS TRUCKS AND VANS BLACK FAMILIES WITH A LOT OF KIDS MANY WALKING WITH SHOPPING CARTS AND STROLLERS RECIEVED ONLY TWO BAGS OF DRY PASTA RICE OIL NO MEAT SMALL WHITE FAMILIES WITH TWO KIDS GOT 4 BOXES OF GROCERIES FRUIT VETGETABLES THIS REALLY AFFECTED MY FIANCE AND MYSELF HE WOULD LITERALLY CRY AND WE'D PRAY THE ROSARY THATS WHEN WE DECIDED TO LEAVE ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH WE DECIDED THAT THIS CHURCH WASN'T RIGHT FOR OUR MARRIAGE WE DIDN'T WANT RACISM OR THE GHOST OF HIS DECEASED WIFE TO OVER SHADOW OUR NEW LOVE OUR NEW PEACE WE DID SO MUCH CHARITY WORK WITHIN THE CITY OF POLK COUNTY WE DECIDED TO GET MARRIED WITH TRUTH AND JUSTICE RIGHT INSIDE THE COURT HOUSE THE OLD FASHION WAY AWAY FROM PETERS RACIST KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KKK A VERY PEACEFUL CEREMONY NO RACISM NO DISCRIMINATION NO HATRED THIS WAS OUR LOVE IN OUR ON TIME WE MARRIED JULY 8TH 2016 WE THEN CELEBRATED BY VOLUNTEERING AT THE NURSING HOME AND VETERANS PARK IN TAMPA WE ARE NO LONGER AFFILIATED WITH ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 

GOD BLESS THE USA
GOD BLESS THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS OF AMERICA 
GOD BLESS THE NAACP 
OF AMERICA GOD BLESS THE 
DISABILITY RIGHTS OF AMERICA 
GOD BLESS THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS 
GOD BLESS MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND I 
GOD BLESS THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR AND MRS LOVING
LOVING V. VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT 
CIVIL RIGHTS CASE 1967
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