![]() She was one of 13 children in her family in Italy. It is said that suffering and hard work breed character, and Mrs. ``She was always one of the great symbols of what the Market has always been and what Seattle has always been,'' he said. Pasqualina was one of those persons,'' said Smith, who was to speak at a service for Mrs. ``I think there are some people in Seattle that if you have not met them, you have not known Seattle. So when Seattle's more-famous people went to her produce table, they got in line with everyone else, said Jeff Smith, television's Frugal Gourmet, who lives in the Market district. All of her customers were important a sale was a sale. Verdi was a Seattle character but also a woman of principle. Verdi kept a grasp on fame the old-fashioned way, by earning loyalty face-to-face, speaking her mind and letting frequently blunt honesty endear herself. Over the years, Seattle has grown to be a world-class city, and its celebrities more and more defined by mass media. It will be a weekend without Ma, whose love of hard work and passion for the place inspired the Market family. ![]() It will be the first busy Saturday in 36 years that Pasqualina Verdi won't be aggressively selling the produce she planted with her own hands, calling out to potential buyers. ![]() The Pike Place Market won't be the same tomorrow. ![]()
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