I think that Mom & I have known Mario for over 20 years. I considered him a friend, and used to walk into the BACK door of the shop to surprise him. . He asked me to come to the house a few times, when Dante was a puppy, to try to cut his nails.It wasn't easy! Every Christmas he looked forward to hanging up my card, which always featured a photo of my Toy Poodles. He always asked me about my own health issues, and offered support. We are both sick at heart since opening up the Atlantic City newspaper this morning. We hope the family will read my comments, and know that he was a very special man. Words cannot say how much we will miss seeing him.