Graziano, Filomena born in Taurano, Italy on August 10, 1934. Filomena was the eldest of 3 sisters. She married Valentino in 1962 they came to America and moved to Queens. They had two children Edward & Angela. Later she worked as a seamstress until 1987. In 1995 they moved to Long Island. They have four grandchildren: Maria, Michael, Vincent and Victoria. Family was everything and always took care of everyone. Her favorite past time was baking biscotti which she did whenever she couldn't sleep, which was all the time. Filomena was always welcoming, caring and full of energy. Family well being always came ahead of her own. She was also focused on carrying on tradition which included jarring tomatoes, making limoncello and holiday pies. All traditions have now been handed down to her kids and grandkids.