It was a Family dealing with old values, acceptance and death.
Now, at age 40, the Family is split: Marie and his siblings accept Max and Nick as a stable, long-term couple but his father John.
As he came of age, Max discovered something else he loved - men - and met the love of his life in Italy.
And he loved his American family, his father John a successful self-made businessman in New Jersey.
Max Desir loved his Italian roots and hearing his mother, Marie, recount tales of the old country.
It was a Family dealing with old values, acceptance and death