‘They Were the Yin and Yang of Each Other.’ Pittsburgh Says Goodbye to ‘Inseparable’ Brothers Gunned Down at Tree of Life

Oct 31, 2018, 12:17 PM

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Ronna Wedner's voice broke as she recalled Cecil Rosenthal's daily visits to her flower shop in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

"Every day, it was, 'Good afternoon, ladies.' He would tell you how beautiful you were. Everyone was beautiful to him," Wedner, whose family has owned the Squirrel Hill Flower Shop for about 70 years, tells TIME. "He was the happiest guy I knew.