07/26/2026
Today I want to acknowledge my father, who passed away on July 13.
Our relationship was long, complicated, and unfortunately ended without the reconciliation I had hoped for. Like most broken relationships, there were mistakes on both sides, and I know I could have handled some things differently over the years.
What I choose to remember today is the time we spent working together. I started working as a busboy and dishwasher in high school at my father’s restaurant, Mario’s. Over the next 30 years, I worked beside him on and off in the restaurant business. For more than 10 of those years, we worked side by side in the very building where my wife and I now own one of our restaurants. Every time I walk through those doors, I’m reminded of the years we spent working together.
My work ethic, my understanding of restaurant operations, and many of the lessons I still rely on today were shaped during those years. Those lessons became part of the foundation of the restaurants my wife and I own today. Whether we agreed or disagreed, his influence is woven into the way I approach this business every day.
I wish our story would have ended differently. Not every family gets the opportunity to find peace before it’s too late, and that is a difficult reality to accept.
Rest in peace, Dad.
Thank you for the lessons, the opportunities, and the foundation you helped me build. Your influence lives on every day in the restaurants Ashley and I are proud to own.
-Glenn
