Happy 60th Birthday from Here My Darling MaryAnn

The Tutu Project
Jul 28, 2017 · 2 min read

Today, July 28, is our beloved MaryAnne DiCanto’s 60th Birthday.

Each year on this day we made our one and only goal for the year — to get to the next birthday.

There was always a creative cake, like the one last year made out of her favorite donuts. There were always goofy presents to open — last year was campaign attire that outfitted her head-to-toe.

Once the kids and I threw a double surprise party. Knowing she would figure out a surprise was happening, we did a little surprise of a limo to the Mets game and then the big one at a restaurant in the city attended by 70 family and friends.

MaryAnne’s Birthdays were always fun to anticipate and plan. It provided us all with an opportunity to honor her, to thank her, and to express just how much we love and cherish her.

This year is different of course, but only on the outside. Inside, we still love adore, admire, and recall how much you loved us, cared for us, and gave to us.

So, Happy Birthday my darling. Thank you for making me the man I am, the father I should be, and the husband who will love you forever and ever.


Originally published at The Tutu Project.

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