Settimo Trivellin, 90, Lived a Life of Honest Work and Simple Pleasures

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Settimo Trivellin first came to Portland as an Italian sailor after World War II. He was a chief petty officer at a time when Italian submarines were visiting ports in the United States as part of a collaboration between the two countries.

In Portland, Mr. Trivellin, a native of Venice, and a friend were walking along the street when Carmela Casale's ears perked up at the sound of her native tongue. She invited the two men over for dinner and Mr. Trivellin met her daughter, Anna, whom he married in 1945.

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Settimo Trivellin, 90, Lived a Life of Honest Work and Simple Pleasures

It was the beginning of a long marriage and an American life filled with honest work and simple pleas...

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