70th anniversary celebration of Columbus Monument, Memorial Blvd at Bellevue Ave. 

A Tribute honoring the original Columbus Monument Committee and their present day descendants. Remembering our Ancestors, a brief history of the statue, acknowledgement of descendants, presentation of wreaths, burial of a Time Capsule. Approximately 1 hour. 

Original 1953 Columbus Monument Committee:

 Louis Amoruso
 Marion Baccari
 Dominic Biello
 Laura Bucci
 Thomas Caruso
 Enrico Cassese
 Luigi Castellano
 Donato F. D’Andrea
 Michael DeRensis
 Michael DeSantis
 Rose Dorato
 Lillian Esposito
 Vincent Esposito
 James Gizzi
 Victoria (DeSantis) Gizzi
 Alexander Grande
 Paul Lozito
 Mary (Toppa) Maher
 Lt. Joseph Marano
 Guido Marcucci
 Ralph Paduano
 Peter Pascale
 Gennaro Perrotti
 Daniel Radice
 Anthony Razza
 Anna Ripa
 Carmelo Ripa
 Sebastian Ripa
 Armando Ruggieri
 Gabriel Russo
 Pasquale Russo
 Alfredo Sciarrotta
 Francis Turano
 Isadore Vietri
 Louis P. Virgadamo

Descendants are encouraged to contact Diane at newportfestaitaliana@gmail.com