<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">Gotham extends condolences to Vincent Russo on the loss of his mother, </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 16px;">Josephine Russo, earlier this month.</span><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">A </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 16px;">memorial service for </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Vincent\u2019s mother takes place Friday </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">as follows:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span dir="ltr">Friday, July 29</span></span><sup><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span dir="ltr">th</span></span></sup><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span dir="ltr"> at 11:00 AM</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">St. Brigid Catholic Church<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span dir="ltr">85 Post Ave, Westbury, NY 11590</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span dir="ltr"><br></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">You may view the obituary for Vincent\u2019s mom at this</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> link:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><a href="https://osheafuneral.com/tribute/details/5923/Josephine-Russo/obituary.html#tribute-start" style="color: blue;">https://osheafuneral.com/tribute/details/5923/Josephine-Russo/obituary.html#tribute-start</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in;"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 15px;">Below find touching personal words about his mom that Vincent shared and approved sharing with Gotham:</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Earlier this month, my mom fell very ill and within one week she passed away peacefully. </span></p><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">It was so sudden.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">She was a beautiful woman and an incredible mom raising her eight children. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">She lived quite a life for 92 years and was married to my dad for 74 years.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We will miss her.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><img border="0" width="173" height="219" id="CBEF72A2-094D-4B77-8A82-35A84A40982A" alt="IMG_6443.jpg" _mf_state="1" title="null" style="width: 1.7968in; height: 2.276in;" src="cid:7E94200A-A92C-423A-945B-466CC9501A68"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><br><img border="0" width="169" height="226" id="FBE65B03-8A7F-4963-B21F-0CB9D480A90D" alt="image001.jpg" _mf_state="1" title="null" style="width: 1.7604in; 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