Jim Richardson and Melanie Mazza are engaged! Jim and Mel have quit their Southern California technojobs, sold their homes, and are moving to the Tampa area which will act as home base while they sail the Caribbean. Their wedding is set for Feb 2, 2002 in San Diego, California. I just got off the phone with Mel and the invites are on their way to the mailbox as I type.

Dave DeWitt and Daria Davies are also engaged! The wedding is set for July 20, 2002. Here they are on the night of their engagement.

And here they are flanked by Aunt Leona and eligible bachelor Jason, who would also probably be married by now if he didn't spend all his free time making websites.

This picture is said to be from Mary Jane Palasano's Wedding. (Clockwise from far left: Josephine Palasano, Bob DeSantis, Madeline DeSantis, Leona Shaffer, Phil Gardina, Josephine (Geraci) Mazza, Glenn Shaffer, Jenny Raimondi, Jim Mazza, Margaret (Geraci) O'lean, Carol (Mazza) DeWitt). The webmaster takes no responsiblilty for the spelling of these names because he is guessing!

Fred (Dave DeWitt) and Ginger (Leona Shaffer) cuttin' a rug at Katie DeWitt's wedding to Rob Mann

On a sad note, the Mazza Homepage mourns the passing of Edith Orlowski, Tony Mazza's sister. The obituary below is from the Valley News Dispatch:

Edith Orlowski, 81, of New Kensington, died at 3:25 am Thursday (Dec 6, 2001) at Allegheny Valley Hospital, Harrison. Born Sept 28, 1920 in New Kensington, she lived in the [Alle-Kiski] valley all her life. At one time she worked at the former Hermans' Nut Shop in New Kensington. Mrs. Orlowski was a member of Mt. St. Peter Roman Catholic Church and the Addolorata Society of the church. She volunteered at the school cafeteria and food bank and was a former church choir member. Surviviors include her husband of 54 years, Stanley Orlowski, a son Donald Orlowski of New Kensingtion, a daughter Mrs. Jim Ferguson of Camp Hill, five grandchildren and a brother Tony Mazza of Florida. She was preceded in death by a twin son Ronald Orlowski in 1971, her parents Dominic and Pauline Pasquarosa Mazza, and three sisters: Christine Demma, Rose Ricci, and Anna Christopher.