MARK FRANCIS BRODERICK: A
Remarkable Smile
Mark
Francis Broderick had a remarkable smile. It made
everyone feel at ease with him, said Chris Dowd, his
friend since they were fraternity brothers at St. John's
University on Staten Island, N.Y.
He had a good memory, too. He never forgot to call Mr.
Dowd on his birthday. And Mr. Broderick vividly recalled
the first time he saw the woman he would marry, in 1991.
"He remembered exactly what I was wearing that day," said
Carolina Broderick. (It was a black skirt and pink
blouse.)
Organized and thorough, traits one wants in an
accountant, Mr. Broderick was also known for taking his
time so much so that he earned an ironic nickname,
"Sparky," many years ago. The easy-going Mr. Broderick
liked it and it stuck.
He joined Cantor Fitzgerald in April and when his 40th
birthday came around on Sept. 2, he told his wife he
wanted a family vacation, not a party. They took their
sons, Matthew 7, Andrew 3, and James, 16 months, to
Hershey, Pa.
Eulogizing his friend at a service recently, Mr. Dowd
asked, "How many of us can remember him standing,
smiling, with one or more of his kids hanging from his
neck?"
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