Not all carnival workers were born into the business or started when they were young. Helena Vivona, married to one of the Amusements of America owners, Dominc Vivona, entered the adventure later in life. She was already a grandmother when she married Vivona. Her late husband was a fair committee member in a South Carolina town, and the family had become friends with the Vivonas. After her husband died of a heart attack at their fair and Dominic’s wife died in a car accident, fate brought them together again when she found herself at the fair, with a disappointed granddaughter who could not win a prize. She called Dominic to see if he could help appease the child, but was distracted and they didn’t connect that night. However, she said, Dominic called back the next day to announce he was coming to her house with a stuffed dog for her granddaughter.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 07:19:58 +0000
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