DOMINICK ENRICO CALIA: A Special
Weekend
The
last weekend of his life was a special one for Dominick
Enrico Calia &emdash; and typical, too.
After returning home to Manalapan, N.J., on Friday
night from his job as a municipal bond broker at Cantor
Fitzgerald, Mr. Calia, 40, quickly changed into gym
clothes, then coached baseball practice for his son's
team. The next morning, he and his wife, Janet, ushered
their two daughters to separate soccer practices. Then,
for the first time in 10 years, he and his wife spent 24
hours away from the kids. They went to Cape May and
Atlantic City. The next morning, they made it back for
&emdash; of course &emdash; another soccer practice.
Perhaps you get the picture: Mr. Calia was very active
in his children's lives, from never-ending athletics to
frequent trips to New York City. And now, their son,
Dominick Richard Calia, wants to change his middle name
so he can be Dominick Jr. "My son is 7 years old," Mrs.
Calia said. "I tell him, `The seven years you had with
dad is a lifetime, and some people don't even get that.
It's the quality, not the quantity, that counts.'"
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