20年墓前的守護 癡情老翁感動世界

For 20 years, Rocky Abalsamo sat beside his wife's grave, through every snowstorm and every birthday, to ensure the love of his life was never lonesome. At long last, the loving pair will finally reunite, resting in peace samo died on Wednesday at the age of 97 and is set to be buried beside his wife, Julia “Julita” Echeverria Abalsamo Abalsamo's devotion to Julia first received national attention in 2000, when the Boston Globe reported on the husband's ongoing vigil to his wife of 55 years. At that point, Abalsamo had been watching over his partner for seven years; Julia died in 1993 due to complications from heart stated by Julia's passing, Abalsamo built a routine around her. Each morning he would 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, without 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 company.

一名97歲的阿根廷老翁自1993年妻子去世後，20年來每日風雨無阻地到亡妻墓地守墓，令人感動不已。阿巴沙姆(Rocky Abalsamo)1993年經歷喪妻之痛，20年來，每日風雨無阻地到亡妻朱莉塔(Julita Abalsamo)的墓地“相伴”，守墓時幾乎不吃不喝，坦言這能讓自己的心情好一點。他去年7月到過亡妻墓地後一病不起，最終於1月22日病逝，將與妻子合葬，永不分離。阿巴沙姆年輕時在阿根廷一家咖啡店邂逅朱利塔，背對背而坐。他偷聽到朱利塔與朋友討論何謂靈魂、生命，未窺見她的外表就被其內涵深深吸引，決意要結識她。

"She is part of me, so here I am whole," Abalsamo told the Boston Globe in 2000. "Being here makes me feel better. Not good, but better. I do it for Julita, and for myself."The story attracted strangers, who quickly became friends. The curious, concerned and lovelorn would stop by to give the man blankets and extra clothes, and help decorate Julia's grave. In exchange, Abalsamo shared stories of his undying romance and helped advise others on matters of samo maintained his daily visits until 2005, when a death in the family encouraged him to spend more time among his living loved ones. He still continued to visit Julia regularly until falling ill in July of last owing Abalsamo's request, his family will bury him at the left side of Julia's plot, because this was his side when the couple walked together. Now, after 20 years of waiting, Abalsamo and his love are side by side for eternity.

二人在1937年9月16日初吻，阿巴沙姆每年都會慶祝這個日子。他們翌年4月結婚，其後生下一子一女，1971年隨子女移居美國，翌年定居波士頓。夫婦倆結婚55年，生活美滿，可惜朱利塔1993年接受心臟手術，因併發症死亡。阿巴沙姆傷心欲絕，決定每日守墓，由墓園開門一直坐到關門，下雨天就撐傘守墓。這個感人故事曾被全球傳媒報道，阿巴沙姆受訪時說：“(妻子)是我的一部分，來這裏我才感到自己是完整的。”