A question about his death caught Steve DiFillippo by surprise. DiFillippo, the sociable and talkative owner and CEO of Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse, said he gets asked a lot of questions, but never on that topic. "Could you die happy today or is there something you haven't done personally and professionally that would help fill that gap," asked John Dudley, who works in development for YMCA of the North Shore. 

DiFillippo sighed. "First of all, I hope I don't die today, you know," he said, mentioning his father had recently died. As he spoke, DiFillippo fiddled with the ring on his finger. It had belonged to his father. "I would say, I'm OK. I think I'm good," then he added: "You know why it would be sad, because I think I have so much more to do. You know. I really do. I'm 58. I know it seems like I've done a lot, but I know this seems crazy. I say this a lot. I feel like I'm just getting started, you know. I really do. And, you know, I'm going to run out of time, not out of money, you know. And that's sad," he said, talking about how he runs every day and watches what he eats. "Because I want to keep doing this."