Getting to know the Groomsmen
Joseph Fedorowicz - Longest friend - Kind, loyal, smart, and pragmatic, Joseph, "Joe," has been one of Thomas' closest friends since Thomas was capable of making decisions about who to spend time with; Thomas might have been friends Joseph before he met Paul. On one of the first occasions Joseph and Thomas "hung out" (third-grade), they fashioned a chair out of wood for Ann. In middle school, they often spent weekends running down mosquitos on the way to camping trips in Mr. Fedorowics's Mitsubishi van. Later, Joseph served admirably in as Treasurer in Thomas' student council administration; Presiding over the student body at the end of the Clinton years, they took advantage of the Dot-com bubble to raise student council revenues 600%. In 2001, they formed a band. In 2002, Joe started to bald. In 2008, the Phillies won the World Series; they both agree that Chase Utley is the best player in Baseball. Joe lives outside of Philadelphia, where he works in IT, and is a proud father.
Paul Gennaro - Best Brother - Paul is a Division One athlete; he is the CEO of Paul and Co. (the Co. that Cares), and he is the only other participant in Thomas' fantasy cycling league, Blazing Saddles. Paul and Thomas have run over 4000 miles together over the last 10 years. As brothers, Paul and Thomas have shared a lifetime of experiences: holidays, Gobble wobbles, sharing a bedroom, and who can forget the family vacations complete with stops at engineering and architectural wonders, and, of course, travel/transportation dry-runs/practice and detailed itineraries. Paul is studying Mechanical Engineering at Boston University, and is currently building a Satellite.
Sergio Guzman - "El Guapo" - Courageous, passionate, magnanimous, and always in love, Sergio is the heart of Thomas' college cohort. Thomas met Sergio through a much larger Venezuelan friend their freshman year of college. Together they infiltrated new student tours, posing as new students and asking about adjunct faculty labor policy. In 2007, Sergio joined Thomas' indoor arena football team, and promptly learned what American Football was like. After globetrotting for 6 years working in micro-finance, Sergio is completing his Master's degree in Public Policy at John's Hopkins University. He is spending the summer working in Bogota, Colombia.
Robert Dale O'Brien, III - Confidant - Bobby is a compassionate listener, and is in the possession of a formidable mind. He is an American stalwart; his patriotism runs deep. Rumor has it that the New Hampshire born, Bobby's first words were "Give me liberty or give me death!" Thomas met Bobby in an advanced philosophy of mathematics class in college, and shortly thereafter extended their friendship to burgers, beer, and billiards. In the summer of 2008, Thomas and Bobby rented a sunroom in Columbia Heights, DC that they later renamed Club Legend. There have been 23 perfect games in the history of baseball; we were in the ballpark for one of them during Bobby's bachelor party. Bobby is completing his D.Phil from Oxford University, and is currently a Senior Business Planner for Microsoft. He lives in Seattle and hold season tickets to the Sounders.
Ian Sullivan - Best Man - Ian, gentleman, scholar, and renegade cowboy, was the second shot heard around the world from Lexington. Thomas and Ian met on their very first day of college at the George Washington University. They were over 50% of the way to a common law marriage when they headed different directions for graduate school, and Lindy's Red Lion reported its first losses after four consecutive years of growth following their departure from DC. Ian is currently ABD (all but dissertation) at the University of Hawaii. His focus is Care Ethics and Comparative Chinese Philosophy. He resides in Seattle, Washington, and spends his free time birding.
