For 20 years, Rocky Abalsamo sat beside his wife's grave, through every snowstorm and every birthday, to _______ the love of his life was never lonesome. At long last, the loving pair will finally reunite, resting in ______ together
Abalsamo died on Wednesday at the age of 97 and is set to be buried ______ his wife, Julia “Julita” Echeverria Abalsamo
Abalsamo's devotion to Julia first received national ______ in 2000, when the Boston Globe _______ on the husband's ongoing vigil（守夜，熬夜）to his wife of 55 years. At that point, Abalsamo had been watching over his partner for_________ years; Julia died in 1993 due to complications from heart surgery.
Devastated by Julia's passing, Abalsamo built a ______ around her. Each morning he ______ walk to St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury, Mass., open his lawn chair next to Julia's plot, greet his wife and then stay beside her, ______ breaks for food or water, until the cemetery closed for the evening. Before returning home, Abalsamo would sprinkle crumbs on Julia's gravesite so the animals would keep his wife _______.
"She is part of me, so here I am _______ " Abalsamo told the Boston Globe in 2000. "Being here makes me feel better. Not good, _______ better. I do it for Julita, and for myself."
The story attracted strangers, who quickly became friends. The _______，concerned and lovelorn would stop by to give the man blankets and extra clothes, and help decorate Julia's grave. In ______, Abalsamo shared stories of his undying romance and helped advise others on _______ of love.
Abalsamo maintained his daily visits ______ 2005, when a death in the family ______ him to spend more time among his living loved ones. He still continued to visit Julia _______ until falling ill in July of last year.
Following Abalsamo's ______, his family will bury him at the left side of Julia's plot, because this was his side ______ the couple walked together. Now, after 20 years of waiting, Abalsamo and his love are side by side for eternity.
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