THE DRAWING BOARD
Mr. Edmund Romano Cescutti, age 90, of Rome, passed away at home Monday, March 1, 2021. Mr. Cescutti was born in Rome, Georgia, November 7, 1930. He was the son of the late Ettore (Tony) Cescutti and Atha Scoggins Cescutti. He was also predeceased by brothers Ronald N. Cescutti and Robert D. Cescutti. He was a lifelong resident of Floyd County. Mr Cescutti was a veteran of the US Marines. He returned to Rome, married and started a family with Vonnell. He and his brother “Bob” were partners in Cescutti Masonry Inc. contracting industrial, commercial and residential work for over 50 years.
In his early years, he enjoyed playing basketball, bowling and golf, but his volunteer construction work with numerous community groups including the Knights of Columbus, Habitat for Humanity, Carpenters for Christ, Fellowship Baptist and 1st Baptist Churches brought him great joy. He was an active member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church all of his life and worked on many church and school projects including the current school gymnasium and the Church alter redesign in the early 1990s, St. Mary’s Memory Garden, under the direction of Father James Miceli. He also served as a member of the liturgical team that offered Mass to the inmates of Hayes Correctional facility in Trion, Georgia. He was a member of the American Legion Post here in Rome, the Jaycees and served as Troop No. 59 leader for the Boy Scouts of America. He was an avid collector of antiques bottles, tools, coins, and other vintage items, and enjoyed making concrete bird baths and planters for his wife and daughter’s antiques booth. He was a humble man whose success was a testimony to his love and generosity for his Church, family, and friends. As one family friend described him, “Like a tall oak tree- Steady, Strong, Dependable, Amazing.”
He is survived by his loving wife Vonnell Fortenberry Cescutti, to who he was married for 67 years: son Michael Cescutti (Cathi) and daughter Cathy Powell (Jim); sister, Mary Frances Looney, and sister in-laws, Barbara Cescutti and Janice Cescutti, all of Rome. Grandchildren (Blake Cescutti (Courtney), Tripp Powell (Brittany), Andrea Blankenship (Derek), Melissa Johnston (Todd)), great grandchildren (Mary James, Cora, Bennett, Daniel, Ellie, Townes, Henry) and a special family friend Don Tolbert (Ann) with 2 children (Lindsay, Neil) and grandchild (Drake) also survives. He is also survived by a number of loving nieces and nephews.
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A graveside service for Mr. Cescutti will be held Friday, March 5, 2021 at 11:00am at Oaknoll Memorial Garden ZLWK 'HDFRQ 6WX 1HVOLQ Ri¿ciating.
Daniel’s Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger Generation. For they are us, our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life.
— Albert Einstein
Actors usually spend several years doing other jobs to pay the rent — unless nepotism or good fortune lends a helping hand. Spencer Tracy described it thus: “There were times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.”
In bridge, declarer tries for “heads I win, tails you lose” — as in today’s deal.
North’s four-diamond response was a Texas transfer to four hearts, promising at least a six-card suit. When East overcalled four spades, South was tempted to double (and, here, collect 500 from down three). But knowing of at least 10 hearts between the two hands, he decided to go for the vulnerable game.
Now North, thinking South didn’t have wasted values in spades, understandably raised to slam.
Declarer won the first trick with the spade ace, discarding a diamond from the dummy. After drawing
trumps, South faced the problem of avoiding two minor-suit losers. His first thought was to play a club to dummy’s jack. However, if it lost to East’s king and a diamond came back, as it surely would, South wouldn’t know what to do. Should he finesse, or should he win with the diamond ace and hope that he had three club winners, on the last of which he could discard his diamond jack?
Then South saw that he had a way to avoid this predicament. He ruffed a spade in the dummy, cashed dummy’s club ace and led a club toward his queen. Whatever the lie of the clubs, South could test that suit before, if necessary, falling back on the diamond finesse.