Christopher M. Duffy: Nice Suits,
Hawaiian Shirts
Christopher
M. Duffy was determined. At 160 pounds, he was the
fullback on his high school football team. He was captain
of his lacrosse team and spent a good part of his time on
the field knocking other players down.
But when his two brothers, one older and one younger,
both grew to over 6 feet tall and Mr. Duffy stopped at
5-foot-10, he decided he just was not big enough. So he
made up for it with muscle. "Chris was the most ferocious
of the three of them," said John Duffy, Chris's
father.
Chris Duffy was known for his weekend "Duff Jam"
parties in high school. When his parents went away, Mr.
Duffy and his friends would play. "They covered their
tracks," said his father. "But over the years we learned
about the extent of the parties."
Mr. Duffy, 23, started working at Keefe, Bruyette
& Woods, where his father is president, as an
assistant equity trader after graduating from Villanova
in 2000. His sister Kara said her brother was a smart
dresser, loving to shop at stores like Hugo Boss. Still,
outside the office he was often seen in flip-flops and a
Hawaiian shirt. His 12 closest friends, who were honorary
pallbearers at his memorial service, wore suits -- and
flip-flops.
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