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I met Tommy Cheffo when I was 17. (52 now!) We worked together at Apollo Portraits in New Hyde Park. Anyone that worked with Tommy knows what it's like to go to work everyday and work with someone that just makes your day. We laughed all day long and never felt like we were working. He made everyday brighter than the next day. I used to go to his apartment in Woodhaven and listen to everyone play their music. We would watch Saturday Night Live every weekend. That was when Saturday Night Live was really good. Tommy was a charm. He was a bright light in my world.
After a few years of not being in touch, I was in Huntington one day in a leather shop with a girlfriend that just moved there. I was trying on a very cool sheepskin coat...in the reflection of the mirror I saw a familiar reflection.....could it be??? Yes it was. It was Tommy Cheffo! Even after all the time we hadn't seen each other, there was that happy friendly smiling face. We kept in touch since then. I have to say that my life would never have been the same if he wasn't a part of my life. There aren't many people like Tom Cheffo. After attending his wake, which was as nice as a wake could be, I realized how many people feel the same way that I do. I always knew he was special. When his daughter Casey spoke and got up to sing, I knew that she is a continuation of her amazing dad. How lucky his family was to have had someone like Tommy to be their dad and husband.
I have my little tie dye ribbon hanging in my car, when I look at it, I smile. Thanks Tommy! elisa