Before James Curiazza’s brother lost his battle with Leukemia in 1967, the family held one last Christmas for 4-year-old Dean.
“Dean loved the Christmas lights as well as the joy that the Christmas season brought with it,” Curiazza tells People. “We had a special Christmas just for him prior to his death. I don’t remember the exact date of our early Christmas, but my parents knew he wouldn’t make it through the holiday that year.”
In the decades following Dean’s Dec. 5 death, Curiazza has worked to keep his brother’s memory alive through the holiday celebrations he so loved.
“Dean loved the Christmas lights as well as the joy that the Christmas season brought with it,” Curiazza tells People. “We had a special Christmas just for him prior to his death. I don’t remember the exact date of our early Christmas, but my parents knew he wouldn’t make it through the holiday that year.”
In the decades following Dean’s Dec. 5 death, Curiazza has worked to keep his brother’s memory alive through the holiday celebrations he so loved.
- 12/24/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
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