CLEVELAND (WJW) – Relatives of a 94-year-old man, whose custom-built tricycle was stolen on Sunday, are asking Clevelanders to help them find the three-wheeler that has great sentimental value.
The family says Dr. Nicholas LaGattuta moved into his son and daughter-in-law’s home in Cleveland’s Battery Park neighborhood, after his beloved wife Marianne passed away in 2021 at the age of 88.
Nicholas had always wanted a two-seat tricycle to go on excursions with his wife. When the family bought a custom-built trike, it had special meaning for Dr. LaGattuta, as he tried to embrace his new life without his wife.
“My dad and I go out almost every day in the summertime and we put our dog in the back and we drive around Edgewater Park and he loves it. It’s his favorite part of the day. Sometimes we go out twice a day,” said his son, Jack LaGattuta.
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The family discovered on Sunday that a thief took the tricycle from their back yard.