We sons and daughters offer the following to generations of distinguished Italian American fathers:

 

Forever Endeavoring

You made the journey

And shaped the cause

To rally strength

And turn the odds

 

You fought for freedom

And so it seems

You wrapped a gift

Of U.S. dreams

 

Lawyers, doctors

Bakers too

You paved careers

As fathers do

 

A future bright

Some yet untold

Of new pursuits

That will unfold

 

So here we go

Your sons and daughters

Endeavoring toward

New dreams and waters

-John Deike, Italian Sons and Daughters of America 

 

Father’s Day 2020 Memory Wall

We asked the ISDA community to send pictures of their padri and nonni for Fathers’s Day. We received scores of wonderful photos, and included them in the post below: