RICHARD E. BOSCO:
Sweet Dream of a Husband
from The New York Times
Here was Richard E. Bosco's typical morning: He would wake about 6:30 and hop in the shower. He would be joined by Abby, his 2-year-old daughter, who had recently decided that showering with dad was a fun way to start her day. After shower time, she would stand on a stool beside him as he lathered up. With her toy razor blade, they shaved side by side, chatting away.
Mr. Bosco taught his son, Richie, 3 1/2, how to tackle. Then he brought him inside for a glass of strawberry milk.
Mr. Bosco grew up in Suffern, N.Y., where he met his wife, Traci. They started dating when she was 17. "He just seemed genuine, like I could trust him right away," she recalled. "I just felt comfortable." They married in 1995, and Mrs. Bosco describes him as a sweet, sweet dream of a husband: he lavished her with attention and compliments. He did not wait to be asked to do the dishes, take out the garbage or throw in a load of laundry. "We never fought," she said. "It was total teamwork."
Mr. Bosco, 34, did not work at the World Trade Center. A financial specialist for Citibank, he was trying to cultivate new clients. On Sept. 11 his first appointment of the day was at Cantor Fitzgerald.
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Richard Bosco (courtesy nyjnews.com)
"On the day of the attacks, Richard Bosco was making a sales call for Citibank at the offices of Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor of Tower 1. His parents, Bill and Maureen Bosco of Suffern, hoped that their oldest son might have escaped the attacks, but he never made it home to his wife, Traci, and their two children, Richard Jr., 3, and Abigail, 2. He is also remembered by two brothers, William and Jennifer of Perth Amboy, N. J.and Michael of Suffern, one sister, Kelly and Anthony Manzi of Valley Cottage, his paternal grandparents, Mercedes and William Bosco of New York City, and his in-laws, Vincent and Carol DiStefano of Suffern. He was a 1985 graduate of Suffern High School and a 1989 graduate of SUNY Geneseo."
RICHARD BOSCO – September 11th, 2002 - By THE JOURNAL NEWS
Traci Bosco of Suffern will take her two pre-schoolers to Ground Zero on Wednesday, hoping they remember some of what they see as they grow up. Just as much and family snapshots and videos and the stories she and their grandparents tell, she sees it as another way to keep their father's memory alive.
Richard Bosco worked for Citibank and was making a sales call at the offices of Cantor Fitzgerald the morning of Sept. 11. When a cousin asked some questions at the New York City Medical Examiner's office, the family learned his body was found on Vessey Street near West Street. That leads Traci Bosco to believe her husband got out of the building only to be killed by falling debris. "My first reaction was, 'He was almost home,'" she said.
Home and family were important to her husband, whom she said once felt cheated when she had a picture of Richie, now 4 1/2, and Abby, now 3, encased in plastic on a keychain for herself. She gave it to him; he had it with him Sept. 11. He made a brief cell phone call home that morning, but she could hear only static. "Just give me those 13 seconds of what he was going to tell me."When the children are at the nearby YMCA nursery school, her hours are filled with paperwork. She's dealing with several lawyers and hasn't decided whether to share in the Victims' Compensation Fund or get involved in lawsuits. "I just wish I didn't have to do any of this," she said. "You just never know what's right."
Richard Bosco's father, Bill, several times has visited with athletes at Suffern High School, where his son played basketball and baseball. A Sept. 17 golf outing will benefit the Richard Bosco Memorial Scholarship Fund, to honor student-athletes who embody his spirit of competition and sportsmanship.
Traci Bosco watched the closing ceremonies at Ground Zero from behind a fence, but this time she needs to go back and to find that spot on Vessey Street. "You want to feel the ground they were on," she said.
