![]() ![]() It was Tony’s first day on his new job as a finance manager at a Chevrolet dealership. Get your university degree, but be grounded in common sense. ![]() Tony said if he’d gone to college he would have studied law. These were his strong suits-things you don’t get from books. Tony was quick with words and sharp with numbers, but he prized his ability to be genuine, his ability to “read” people, and especially, his ability to use common sense. What came to surprise him over the years was the number of intelligent, college-educated people he met who seemed to lack basic common sense. Ignatius is a highly respected Jesuit Catholic high school and the entire family proudly applauded Tony’s accomplishment.Īfter graduation in 1957, Tony joined the workforce. While both his parents were employed-his mother, Giovanna, was a seamstress, his father, Nicolo, a laborer-it was his older sister, working and living at home, who generously paid his tuition to attend St. May your family, friends and coworkers smile at your metamorphosis after reading A Frog in Your Pocket: Life Lessons from Dad.Īlthough he was the youngest, Tony was the first in his family to graduate from high school. And the stories seemed to convey lessons-simple, yet valuable lessons anyone could embrace-that gradually metamorphosed into this book.īut more than just a collection of memorable vignettes, I offer this loving legacy as an inspiration for your bolder leap into everyday life. Over time, my written words and memories took the shape of little stories. That same afternoon, surely inspired by Tony, I sat down to write, and treasured words and memories flowed effortlessly onto the pages. Several years ago I received the gift of a small journal. ![]() Years went by, and though I had many photographs of our happy times together, I came to realize that our children might need something more than just photos to keep memories of their dad from fading over time. In 1991, Tony died suddenly and our young children and I lost a precious part of our lives. My beloved Anthony and I shared fifteen years of married life together and the arrival of a son and daughter had completed our family. He was a big man with a big heart, gentle and full of wit. ![]()
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