LOS ANGELES — Members of the cast of “Laverne & Shirley” paid tribute today to co-star Eddie Mekka, who played Carmine Ragusa — “The Big Ragu” — on the classic sitcom. Pat Benti ...

“Everybody was proud of Eddie’s accomplishments on TV and he ... He did reveal that six months ago, Mekka went to hospital, diagnosed with a blood clot. Mekka, pictured in 2006, had been ...