After a short break between jobs, Jim is back to work again. This time for NATO Underwater Research Center in La Spezia. As you can see, Jim got dressed up for the occasion.
If Jim looks Italian, it's because he is. Jim's father, Albert Osse, was born in New Jersey to Italian immigrants. His father's family came from a small village in the Dolomites in northern Italy: San Vito de Cadore. The family name was originally "Ossi" but his father changed the name in WWII, because of the unpopularity of Mussolini. Apparently, it was difficult to get a job in the states during this time if your name ended in "i." Jim is wearing a tie clip that was his father's. Al would be so proud of Jim's new job in Italy.
Wow, Italian already, is it Armani
ReplyDeleteI think the tie expresses Jim perfectly. Certainly his co-workers at the Underwater Lab loved the style statement. Next time, though, he might consider a shirt with pelagic green pin-stripes. The joke wouldn't get lost on the locals. Then again, he might get accused of having a Roman's sense of theatricality.
ReplyDeletehello my name is Derrick Ossi, and I was just searching for my family history/crest on the net and I came across this blog, obliviously I noticed that we share a last name,or at least did, and that you might have more information on what I looking for
ReplyDeletei.e. some sort of a crest or emblem for the name "OSSI"