ROBERT EATON: Primed for
Halloween
Robert
Eaton could wear a funny hat -- or a Halloween costume --
with style.
A vice president for sales and for eSpeed at Cantor
Fitzgerald, he always went along with a joke, especially
on Oct. 31.
A big event for the English-born Mr. Eaton and his
American wife, Jacqui, was their annual Halloween party
at their home in Manhasset, on Long Island.
The party was such a staple, that even when Jacqui
spent most of one Halloween in the hospital following a
car accident, she came home at 10 p.m. only to be greeted
by Robert and their friends waiting to begin the
festivities.
Mr. Eaton's costume that night? Marv Albert, the
sportscaster, behind the mike and knee deep in legal
trouble.
Mr. Eaton, 37, had other interests: he loved his two
German short-haired pointers, Frankie and Wetherby, and
was pretty good at soccer.
He and his wife did not hold a Halloween party in 2000
because they were renovating their house.
This past Halloween was difficult for Jacqui, who had
met Robert on a blind date in 1991 and married him a
couple of years later.
Just before Sept. 11, Mr. Eaton was already talking to
his wife about possible costumes, pumpkins and party
decorations.
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