He was a mutt of different nationalities. His last name was likely Slovak. Even he wasn't sure of it's origins. And, in some kind of odd Favre-ian twist, he pronounced the letters in it out of order.

He didn't like his dad. Rarely spoke of him. Loved his mom, who was 1/2 Italian and 1/2 undeclared. He claimed himself Italian when asked. He was 1/4 at best. But, he was as much that as anything thing else, it seemed.