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Ricardo, age 20

RICARDO KNOPLOCH PETRILLO was born in 1985. At the time of his passing in 2005 he was a sophomore at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. He was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He enjoyed music, singing, acting, sports, cooking and politics. He inspired his father to write his first book “Eternal Bonds of Love”, which was published in 2008.

CLAUDIO R. PETRILLO, MD has been a practicing physician for 35 years. He is the Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut. He has never written a book either professionally or privately before receiving the writings from his son.

SILVIA KNOPLOCH, MD has been a practicing physician for 24 years. She is a Senior Attending Physician in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut.