MICHAEL D. DIEHL: Barbecue in the
Snow
Michael
D. Diehl was a grill master. He grilled chicken,
hamburgers, spareribs and turkeys year-round. Neither
rain nor sleet nor snow could stop him.
"He would park himself in a lawn chair in front of the
barbecue with a glass of wine, preparing mouth-watering
foods for his family and friends," said his wife,
Loisanne. "Even in the winter he would don a parka,
shovel a path to the grill and sit there like he was on
top of the world."
Mr. Diehl, 48, used grilling to escape the hurly-burly
of Wall Street. Some days he would sit on the sprawling
deck of his house in Brick, N.J., taking in the air, not
saying a word to anyone, or enjoying light conversation
with Mrs. Diehl. He worked at Fiduciary Trust for 19
years. He was a vice president for custody in his last
position.
The couple had two children, Jason, 20, and Jeannette,
15. He pushed them to do their best and they tried.
Jeannette plays 10 instruments, including the piano,
flute and piccolo, while Jason plays 5, including guitar,
Mrs. Diehl said.
"He would beam from ear to ear as he listened to
Jeannette perform at her piano recitals," Mrs. Diehl
said, "or watch Jason make a great save in the goalie
net."
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