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Peter V. Genco: King of His Castle

 

People make assumptions about high-octane bond traders. You would think, for example, that Peter V. Genco, who traded government bonds at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of 1 World Trade Center, "would have some kind of aggressive reputation," said his sister Jennifer. "But Peter wasn't into the big loud. He wasn't into the cursing, like so many traders on the desk. And I think that's what his clients really liked."

And what Mr. Genco really liked, aside from bonds and his wife, Diane, was being the father of two daughters, Annalisa, 2, and Victoria, who was born June 2. "He was soft spoken, so very gentle with them; he just loved his girls," Jennifer Genco said. In fact, on the Sunday before the attack, Victoria had her christening at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, N.Y. "There were 45 relatives in the party at his house afterwards, and I remember looking at him, and his house, and his girls, and thinking how happy he was, thinking that Peter loves to be the king of his castle."

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From "Profiles in Grief" of The New York Times
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