As they got to know one another — “It was a little awkward because I’d been looking at him for six months,” Mr. Bittar said — Mr. Bittar explained that he was a single father.
Mr. Bittar, who is gregarious and vocal, grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
His father, Robert Bittar, is of Syrian descent and his late mother, Helen Bittar, was of Irish-Catholic descent; both were professors.
Mr. Bittar began selling jewelry on the streets of downtown Manhattan as a scrappy teenager.
“The differences are so obvious it’s kind of ridiculous,” said Todd Parmley, a software company executive who has known Mr. Bittar for more than two decades.
Persons:
Miner, Charlie, ” Mr, Bittar, Mr, “, ‘, Robert Bittar, Helen Bittar, Charles Miner III, Claire Miner, ”, Todd Parmley
Organizations:
East, Bucknell University
Locations:
Bay Ridge , Brooklyn, Manhattan, Connecticut, Darien, Fairfield