17/01/2008

I regret to announce the passing of my father's elder brother Osvaldo (Aldo) Lachin "Scazzotta", restaurateur and pater familias, born in Santa Lucia di Budoia on the 30th of July 1924.

My uncle had been in frail health for a while and passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Ledbury, Herefordshire on the 15th of January 2008, aged 83. He leaves a widow Barbara and a daughter Gloria. Our thoughts are with them at this time.

    "Remember me when I am gone away,
        Gone far away into the silent land;
        When you can no more hold me by the hand,
    Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.
    Remember me when no more day by day
        You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
        Only remember me; you understand
    It will be late to counsel then or pray.
    Yet if you should forget me for a while
        And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
        For if the darkness and corruption leave
        A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
    Better by far you should forget and smile
    Than that you should remember and be sad."

    Christina Rossetti (1830–1894)

04/11/2007

To Paul and Jess: a baby boy, Christian Michael Rudy Lacchin (4th November 2007).

22/09/2007

To Mike and Jenna: a baby boy, Aaron Michael Lorenzo Lacchin (22nd September 2007).

13/09/2007

My Godmother Gwenda Schettini suffered a stroke on the 4th of September 2007 and passed away peacefully on the 13th. She leaves two sons and two daughters: Yolanda, Philip, Stephen and Maria.

"She loved and was loved by many people, and will be sorely missed."

http://www.schettini.com/

15/04/2006

To Paul and Jess: a baby girl, Bethany Jayne Lacchin (15th April 2006).

05/01/2004

To Paul and Jess: a baby girl, Courtney Jennifer Lacchin (5th January 2004).

20/12/2003

This section will eventually contain information about my family history. Until I can find the time to produce a full write-up and collate my images and links, here's a short piece 'which I produced earlier':-

My name is Rudy LACCHIN and I live in Gloucester, England. My father is Francesco LACHIN and he was born in Santa Lucia di Budoia, in the Provincia di Pordenone (although before the boundary reorganisation in 1968 it would have been the Provincia di Udine). My grandfather was Lorenzo LACHIN (1898-1960); my great-grandfather was Francesco LACHIN (1868-1940); my great-great-grandfather was Giovanni LACHIN. I appear to have gained an extra "C" in my surname when my father registered my birth... maybe his English was not so good and there was some confusion at the registry... 'L-A-C...'   'Si, si!'   'Ah, C-C...'   No-one really knows.

My branch of the LACHIN family are known as ('detto') SCAZZOTTA. *:) My father and his two brothers Aldo and Angelo all live in the UK, as do all of their five children, ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Left: Aldo, Frank and Angelo at a family wedding (August 1981).

My mother's family are SIGNORA and they still live in Budoia at the crocevia with the road to Santa Lucia.

I also have cousins in Venice although I have lost touch with them. My father's uncle Cesare GASTALDON used to run the Ristorante Bella Venezia. His wife was Teresina LACHIN and they had two daughters, Malli and Franca.

Other names in my family are PIZZINATO on my father's side and DEL ZOTTO, ZAMBON, CARLON, ANGELIN, CAPOVILLA and SCARINGI on my mother's side. I believe we also have some VARNIER, SERAFIN, CELANT, GOTARDO, PILOT, BRAVIN and DELLA FIORENTINA on my father's side, but unfortunately I lost contact with my friendly Italian researcher several years ago and my investigations came to an end.

If you share any of my family names or think you may be related to me, please get in touch. My Italian is reasonable but I suspect your English is probably better! Click here to email me.

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