Carmela Germani Leahy Decker

If a cardinal should appear, a loved one came to bring you cheer. A memory, a smile, a tear. A visitor from heaven is near.

On behalf of my mother, Irene Conti Penna, I would like to extend my sincere condolences to the family of Camela. Living in "Little Italy" and "on the hill" , Irene and Carmela were very close high school friends as Irene would spend quite a bit of time in the Germani household. Irene and Carmela reunited again "pre-pandemic" at Stroudwater Lodge. There they shared meals, the "movies" and happy hour. At the end of their day they were often seen embracing and saying how happy they were to find one another again. It was touching to see how these two women hadn't lost their love for one another. We lost touch with Carmela during 2020-21 and Irene has since returned to Stroudwater. She misses her friend.