Together, John and his father founded Audience Extras, a theatre audience "papering" system designed to develop new audience for various performing arts events.
For the next seventeen years, Audience Extras became the stage for life�s growth experiences for John-Vincent as well as his father, Peter. The long hours of work, struggles, challenges, disappointments and accomplishments were the bonding for father and son.
John envisioned himself a warrior demanding to be at home as he stood at the threshold of life and death. John chose Peter to be his �caretaker� during his last brave battle with cancer. The growth experience heightened. The care became compassion. The ever-present, unconditional LOVE became the bonding for father and son. With this living definition of love, Peter clutched John�s hand as John courageously took his final breathe.
IN CELEBRATION OF THE LOVE
Peter Copani established The Memorial Foundation For The Arts in 1995 on the anniversary of John�s birth date, March 10th..