Thursday, February 4, 2016

Gaetano

Gaetano and I struck up a conversation when I noticed his JDRF tee shirt.  The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation does important work seeking a cure for Type 1 diabetes,
an illness that afflicts my son.


Gaetano was born near the foot of Montecassino in Italy, scene of one of the most brutal battles in World War II.  As a child his family moved to Windsor, Ontario, across the border from Detroit.
These days Gaetano lives part of the year in Naples and part of the year in Canada.

7 comments:

PerthDailyPhoto said...

This is a really nice portrait shot Jack, I like Gaetano is happy to look directly into the camera, he looks relaxed. Wish I could be like that when a camera is pointed in my direction :)

William Kendall said...

A very good portrait shot. Quite a life lived, too.

Sylvia K said...

I totally agree with Grace from Perth!! A great portrait shot it is indeed and a wonderful smile!! Hope you have a great day, Jack and a great weekend to come!! Enjoy!!

Halcyon said...

Gaetano sounds like an interesting man. I bet he has some stories.

RedPat said...

He looks like a nice man, Jack! That is an excellent charity to support!

joo said...

He has really nice and friendly face.

Kay said...

Yep. I think I agree with everything said to this point. I'm also reminded of the phrase "God only made a few perfect heads. The rest he covered with hair."