DOREEN ANGRISANI: Inspired by
Classic Rock
Led
Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin. When Doreen Angrisani
was at her home in Ridgewood, Queens, the air vibrated
with classic rock. In her opinion, there was nothing like
a piercing Jimi Hendrix guitar riff to mellow the
atmosphere in the house.
Rock, said Gina Giovanniello, her sister, was not just
party music; it was a "source of strength and
inspiration."
By day, Ms. Angrisani, 44, was a finance manager for
Marsh & McLennan. She began as a clerical worker and,
over 23 years, rose to management. Her job was her job,
but what really mattered to her were music, the Mets and
Mike Piazza &emdash; and most of all, her family.
She lived with her sister and brother-in- law in the
neighborhood they were raised in. She taught their two
teenage children the beauties of great rock and
contributed to her nephew's guitar lessons. "He actually
knows who Led Zeppelin is," Mrs. Giovanniello said. "He
must be the only 13-year-old who does."
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