Richard DiDonato holds a framed photograph of his late father, Pietro Di Donato, at his home in Ithaca, NY, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. Pietro Di Donato was a preeminent Italian-American writer in American Fiction whose iconic 1939 novel, Christ in Concrete, is recognized as the definitive story depicting the Italian-American Experience. Richard is on a path to resurrect his father’s legacy, building a repository of his life. The photograph of Pietro was taken by a Newsday photographer for Newsday.
(Photo by Heather Ainsworth)