6/12/2006 from Paul Grasso, grandson of Domnick (aka Nick) Anicito

Paul sent this picture of the Sports Club in the late 30's. He said Dom Anicito, his grandfather, is 3rd from the right in the back row and Lou Bernheim is 5th from the right in the same row. He also sent this transcript of remarks by former Irvington mayor and Sports Club member Bob Miller at Lou Bernheim's funeral in 2002:

"When you get down to the Mayor, you know that you're at the end of the line or very near the end of it. All I want to say, Louie and I go back a long long time.about 65 years. I've listened to the words that were spoken, and I want to say, the Rabbi did a great job, Sal, and all the others that have spoken. They did a great job talking about a man. Now I'm going to talk about Louie in a different vein. I won't tell the truth of all his bad habits, because he used to give me many grey hairs. But digressing, going back to family, the rabbi mentioned that the mother and father were in show business, and mentioned brother, Brother Bernie, Sister Esther.

Bernie was in the service, Bernie the first time I ran into him, I ran head on head at football practice at Irvington High School, he nearly knocked my brains out. Next time I ran into him, I was in Arkansas, I had just washed out of cadets, and Bernie was just graduating, Bernie left Arkansas, he wound up bombing Germany, he got shot down, he was a prisoner of war, and he got tired of Hitler and he escaped and he got back to our country. He was a hero.

Now getting back to Louie. Louie joined the Marines. Joined the Marines. Years ago he played with the Sport Club and all the Sport Club guys are here and they know the fun we had, the abuse we did on each other, the names we called, and it was great! because we loved each other, and we still love each other. I gotta be careful cause I'll start crying.

Now Louie was a typical Irvingtonian. He loved the town. He REALLY loved the town. They laugh about the town today because the schvartzes took over and now it's not as nice as it was. My wife was killing me for saying that but it's the truth.

Now Louie was a guy that was a real.American! A real American, and I said, and Irvingtonian, a guy who gave of himself. You listen to all these people talk, you listen to this organization, you listen to that organization, you listen to the veterans, you listen to the Athletic Club, you listen to the kids. They mention that he was 25 years on the Board of Directors of the Irvington P.A.L. I was with him, I know all the time he spent, WITH the kids, WITH the people, WITH the veterans, he gave of HIMSELF... a typical good American, raised in a town in America, who exemplifies the best in everyone. And he gave of himself, not that he was wealthy, whether he was poor it didn't matter, he gave of himself. That's the best thing I can say for Louie, and Louie I want to say this to YOU the Sports Club are coming, one by one..full practice pretty soon!

God Bless You." - Bob Miller, 2002