Joe and Dora Caltagirone -Tampa, FL
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N 27° 58.283 W 082° 25.873
17R E 359233 N 3094857
This beautiful granite obelisk was designed by Joe Caltagirone for future use. It's in the L'Unione Italiana Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMK4VE
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2014
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Joe Caltagirone started work on his own tomb three years ago.
He drew the design himself. It's a giant obelisk, and it towers over two black granite slabs, one for him, one for his wife, Dora.
He had the granite cut in Spain. He ordered 20 cubic yards of concrete. It took a crane to set the tomb lids in place. Nephew Michael calls it the Condo.
"Once he's in there, he isn't coming out."
Joe bought vaults and caskets. He and Dora posed for their tomb photo.
Joe also chose an epitaph from the Italian opera Pagliacci.
"The comedy has ended."
Dora nixed it.
Joe looked some more.
He liked the Verdi opera title La Forza de Destino.
How did Dora take to the Force of Destiny?
"She don't like that either."
Ah, the devil's always in the details. But when Joe is finally lowered into his granite obelisk, he will reside within what is probably the last great tomb that the Italian Club Cemetery will ever see built.