Vince and Virginia DiRaimondo are certainly one of the many “pillars” of the Hill neighborhood. They are great examples of the family spirit that is so evident with living in the Hill community. Vince 91, and Virginia (soon to be 90) have been married for over 66 years and have lived on the Hill their entire lives.  They raised three children, and are now the proud grandparents of eight, and great grandparents of eleven.  They were born, grew up, worked, and now enjoy their retired lives in the same ten square blocks of the Hill neighborhood.

Vince was born in 1926 to Vincent and Mary (LoRusso) DiRaimondo, who came to the Hill from Castertermini, Sicily.  They lived at 5121 Daggett during his childhood years and he attended Shaw School for grade school.  Vince never attended high school, like so many others in those times, but instead went to work at Ravarino & Freschi to help his parents provide for his sister, Vincenza (Vee) and himself.  While growing up, Vince played baseball and soccer in the streets of the Hill with many of the neighborhood kids who would become his many lifelong friends.