"The question of how the 2nd century grave marker of the Roman sailor made its way into the backyard of a New Orleans shotgun house has been answered. All it took was for the news story to reach the previous homeowner, Erin Scott O'Brien, who had sold the house to the current owners in 2018. She's the one who placed the tablet in the yard, but she had no idea that it was a 1900-year-old Roman gravestone, or even that it was an antique."
"A musician by trade, he was in the special service section of the USO when he met his future wife, Adele Vincenza Paoli, herself an accomplished violinist and artist. They married in Italy 79 years ago almost today the day (October 14th, 1946). Paddock took his bride back to the United States and they lived in New Orleans where Charles taught voice in the music department at Loyola University."
A 2nd-century Roman gravestone was found in the backyard of a New Orleans shotgun house. The previous homeowner, Erin Scott O'Brien, placed the inscribed tablet in the yard after inheriting it from her mother. The stone belonged to her maternal grandfather, Master Sergeant Charles E. Paddock, who was stationed in Italy during World War II and brought the piece home. Paddock was a musician in the USO, married Italian violinist Adele Vincenza Paoli in 1946, and later taught voice at Loyola University while working with local artists. The family considered the slab a decorative curio and used it as a tree marker; its ancient origin remained unknown until recently.
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