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When he heard of the sudden death of actor James Gandolfini, New Jersey diner owner Chris Carley knew what he need to do.

SOUNDBITE: Chris Carley, diner owner, saying (English):

"After it settled in to me, I closed the table down and, you know, put the reserve sign there. It just felt as a tribute to him. You know, it was just sad. I had good memories of the time that he was here and we spent together."

Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano in the HBO series "The Sopranos" was vacationing in Rome before a scheduled appearance at a film festival in Sicily when he died.

The final scene in the series, and one of the most discussed endings in TV history, was filmed at Holsten's Brookdale Confectionery, a family run diner and chocolate shop co-owned by Carley and Ron Stark.

Carley had already placed a plaque at the booth where the Sopranos ate their final meal but after hearing of his