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Dr. Joseph Mott visits Laurenzana

Dr. Joseph Mott, his son Adam and daughter-in-law Fernanda with their two children, visited the Province of Potenza June 8 -11. On June 8, they stayed overnight in Viggiano. During the day, Giovanni Antonio De Carolis, his wife Antonietta, and translator Annalisa Pisillo drove from Laurenzana and met with the Mott's for the very first time at their hotel in Viggiano.

L to R: Dr. Joseph Mott, Annalisa Pisillo, Antonietta Martoccia, Giovanni De Carolis, Adam Mott

Giovanni is the grand-nephew of Maria Carmela Sarli (1898-1990), daughter of Vito Maria Sarli (1855-1944) who was the brother of Rocco Vincenzo Sarli AKA Joseph Louis Mott (1857-1894). As a boy growing up in Laurenzana, Giovanni knew and dearly loved Maria and her husband Luigi Policarpio De Carolis (1899-1980).

Now Giovanni works for the city of Laurenzana and his wife is a math teacher. They are the parents of two grown sons, Rocco and Marcello, who  both live and work in Potenza. Rocco is a security guard and Marcello is a high school music teacher who is gaining fame as a classical guitarist and virtuoso of the chittara battente.