Louis Pagliaro, the United States Table Tennis Champion (1940, 1941, 1942 and again in 1952) was Perfect Perfection at 5'2". Not only in his love of sport but also in his love of people. He was born May 5, 1919 in the lower East Side of Manhattan. He grew up in an extremely tough neighborhood and to remain out of trouble at the age of eight joined the Boys Club of New York on Avenue A and East 11th Street. This is where he learned the art of Table Tennis. One of his friends was the prizefighter, Rocky Graziano who protected my Dad and made sure he was safe and not in harm's way. This is the biography of my honorable father. The kindest, most gentle, and humble person ever to walk this Earth.

It chronicles his life, and the sport he loved and gave up to take care of his family, his wife and four children. The photo here is one of my favorites showing my dad "Paggy" or "Little Dynamite" as he was called and me, his middle daughter.