Just Because...: Finally - Some Justice...

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Finally - Some Justice...

As I've said on the blog before, my younger years were spent in Western Mass in a pretty smallish town. Most people knew each other or of each other. When I was working off my phone bill, I worked a part time job at the local McD's and the kids of the town would hang out in the parking lot. I, however, could care less who was who and when one of the sons of the local mafia muscle would hang out and come in and cause drama, I didn't care who he was, I lipped off anyways.

As I got older, I worked in the various nightclubs doing promotions, etc. and would just party through college. Who's on the scene, said son of the local alleged mafia guy. (We'll call him "VITO"). However, Vito was ALWAYS nice to me, never had any drama and always had my back. I don't judge people on their families nor do I expect people to judge me on mine. When my ex-fiance' threw me through a window, Vito told me in no uncertain terms he would make sure that never happened again (for the record - it didn't - Mark was too scared at the thought of this guy let alone to actually have something happen). Vito just talked to him - dunno what was said, but hey - whatever. Vito was a decent club owner from what I could see and we never had any issues. Occasionally when I would fly home, I'd run into Vito and we'd chat.

When I started working my day job in 2003, I got a call from my dad saying that Vito's dad got gunned down on a Sunday night while leaving a card game. That just threw me for a loop. I mean I had seen his dad around town and you never got the idea that this guy was this malicious mafioso that the papers portrayed him to be. He was just this nice ol' Italian guy. Well, I heard that Vito got into some trouble for his "establishments" (again - none of my business) and was on the hunt for his dad's killer and relocated to S. Florida. Occasionally, I would wonder how he was, but that was that...

Until today - my dad just called to tell me that they finally got the guy who shot Vito's dad in custody and the people behind the plot. Seriously, that bothers me that someone would even do that. So my dad told me its online in the W. Mass paper. I go to read it and I bust out laughing - why - because Vito taunted the guy in the courtroom - now that's the wisemouth one that we all know. Seriously, I hope the state does RIGHT and doesn't mess up this case. Vito's family deserves justice and I'm happy to hear that they are doing as good as they can be.

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