June 3, friends gathered – or rather, conspired – at DeLullo’s Trattoria, 230 W. Jackson St., Cicero, to make sure Emily’s Pearson’s 65th birthday was one she will never forget. Pearson said several times that no one had successfully thrown a surprise party for her before. Someone tried once, but word got out. All this one took was a conspiracy between the media, law enforcement, government employees and private citizens. Now that’s a public-private partnership we can endorse! Happy birthday, Emily, from all your many friends across Hamilton County.
First surprised at 65
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