“You have to be good for nothing.” – Sam Caraco
It’s Father’s Day. Dad is on my mind. Born September 5th, 1912, he was 46 1/2 when I was born, the youngest of his five. He was third in birth order, one of twelve siblings. What a boisterous group they were! Salvatore L. Caraco was sweet in demeanor. For him, family was everything. He was…
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There was something about the brutal honesty, the nobility, of non-lethal combat that suited Salvatore. He was at home on a football field and a wrestling mat. He found truth there and, damn, he was good. Captain of the football team, captain of the wrestling team and 1972 Heavy Weight Champion NYS Section 2/Class B….
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