Celebrating Rocco's life
Planning Rocco's life celebration is going to require some time and some thought.
We are all still in shock.
We will let you know how you can acknowledge Rocco's legacy and/or how and where do something meaningful and lasting to express your connection to him. The family will post details on www.posthope.org/rocco and also on Facebook. Our family would like to personally thank the extraordinary care Providers University of Cincinnati Medical Center's Cardiac ICU, UC West Chester's Hematology and Oncology and Precision Radiotherapy staff and the Barrett Cancer Center and the Mayfield Clinic. Every nurse. Every student physician, every intake specialist and the many many professionals who saw Rocco's beautiful smile for the first time.
Love,
Denise
Comments (10)
Oh, Denise...there are no words. Drew and I are holding you and Kendall in our hearts, surrounding you with all love. How deeply Rocco blessed us.
I smile thinking of Rocco, such a gentle kind man. I am so grateful we had time together last year. Denise and Kendall we have you in our prayers. May the Lord bring you strength and comfort. Love you cousins...
Words cannot express my love for my dear soul brother, Rocco. And my sympathy for you, Denise and Kendall. Sending you so much love.
I cannot even imagine what you're going through but there so many of us who are brokenhearted along with you
My heart is breaking for you Denise and Kendall and your family and all your friends who love Rocco and who he loved ....and there are so many of us. Rocco has been such a great blessing in my life and All our lives. Not a day goes by that I don't think, "what would Rocco say or do". I don't think there has ever been another person in my life who has taught me more about empathy and generosity and kindness - simply by his presence and smile and wisdom. Thank you Denise and thank you Kendall for sharing him with us at CCM over these last two years. He changed so many people's lives for the better. With great Love back, robin
Sending love Denise to you and your daughter. Prayers.
Denise and Kendall, I am so sorry. I had hoped things were headed for better. As someone else said, there are no words. I am thinking of you and have been all along.
Denise, Rocco's life blessed so many people that knew him. He was a true light unto the world. Peace and love to you and Kendall.
I am shocked and saddened at this sudden news. I did not know Rocco well but our short encounters (at VASTA conferences) were deep, caring, and grounded in deep wisdom. This is a great loss to our world, and to your family especially. Wishing you all comfort, grace, and communal support on the (new) journey to come.
The news of Rocco's death has hit me with a physical shock. Oh, Denise and Kendall, though I never met you, I do share in your grief, if only in a way so minor compared to yours. I can't imagine what you are going through, but I know it will take great strength to get you through. May you find that strength, and the comfort you need, as you live your new life and find your ways (in whatever time it takes), with this hole in your hearts, this gap in your every day lives, to find peace. You will continue to have him in your lives but in such a different way. May you find that way soon. Rocco was one of the most wonderful men I ever met. He mentored me in my early years in VASTA—not officially, but nevertheless in reality—and paid me what may have been the greatest compliment I've ever received; he asked me to write a tenure recommendation letter for him, which I did with great gladness. It hardly began to repay what I feel he did for me when I was a "baby" dialect coach. I hope he knew the deep admiration and affection I held for him. I will hold him in my heart forever. Some wise person said that nobody is ever gone until the last person who remembers him is gone. I believe that. I hope the thought gives you something of value.