The story of Anthony D'Amico Chapter 1 2 Italian immigrants were excepting a baby. The Mother was in the room giving birth to the baby a doctor and the Father alongside her. It is going to be ok Jean, said the Father his name was Paulie. Jean kept pushing until she gave birth to this beautiful baby boy. He has the same eyes as me, said Paulie starting to get teared up. He handed the baby to Jean. Don't cry Mama is here, she said. So what should we name it? Asked Paulie. Antonio D'Amico, said Jean. That sounds good I have always wanted to name my children that, he said. Paulie he was a mobster on the lower east side of New York. Anthony D'Amico was born on June 30, 1956 at 5:46pm in Brooklyn, New York to Italian immigrants Paulie and Jean D'Amico he had black hair just like his father. His father a menace to other people he sometimes abused his wife but he never lay a hand on Anthony. He met his father's associates and this 18 year old young man named Don Vittoiro DiMaggio a young man from Italy. He told little Anthony one day he would be apart of his father but Anthony didn't understand Don. Anthony loved his mother so much he would usually see the abuse from his father. One night on July 6th 1960 Paulie and Jean got into a fight and Paulie started to strangle her. Anthony saw what was going on and told his father to stop it. Your just having a bad dream now go back to bed, he said. Anthony knew it wasn't a bad dream he ran to a window and smashed it with his right hand it started to bleed. Mama's in trouble! He shouted. The police had eventually come Jean was found dead and Paulie was arrested and put in jail for murder. Paulie's 19 year old brother gained custody of Anthony. Where is Mama and Papa? Asked Anthony in his uncle Robert's arms. Robert was now a godfather and had a godson. He could never explain it to Anthony.