2023-11-05 06:00:00
Luigi Alaimo was born on October 21, 1939 in Sicily in the province of Agrigento. He arrived in Belgium on July 29, 1952, five years following his father came to work in the Borain coal mines. Luigi has not forgotten July 29. “Although it was a day like any other, we had made the trip with others from the village and the region.” In Belgium, he completed his studies before entering the world of work: Labor brewery in Mons, Fabelta Tubize, construction company… before taking a well-deserved retirement.
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His wife, Delia Abbonizio, is from Abruzzo where she was born on August 19, 1946. “I arrived on December 21, 1955 and that day it snowed a lot. I’ll never forget ! » After studying sewing, she first worked in a hosiery in Lembeek before working at Atea and then also obtaining her retirement.
Sixty years of marriage
Both lived in the Germinal city where naturally, by force of circumstances, their eyes met. “I was friends with his dad,” Luigi confides to us mischievously. One day I met her and I mightn’t help but ask Delia if my tie was on correctly. The mechanics were then launched… Please note that in order to see each other, we might not be alone and I had to officially ask for permission to hang out with her. NOW… “
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From their union two boys were born who brought them four grandchildren whom they cherish.
No honeymoon but then trips with the respective families in Abruzzo and Sicily but also almost everywhere in France, in Spain…
The jubilees are currently spending happy days together. What more ?
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