THE WEIGHT OF A NAME: A MEMOIR
A true story of hardship, perseverance, family, and redemption—from the streets of Brooklyn to the Florida Keys.
SOME NAMES ARE GIVEN. OTHERS ARE CARRIED.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The Weight of a Name is a true story of hardship, perseverance, family, and redemption. From the gritty streets of Brooklyn to the Florida Keys, M. Cotelo recounts a life shaped by struggle, survival, and a promise made to his dying father—to make the family name something to be proud of.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
M. Cotelo’s life has taken him from the streets of Brooklyn to the open road and, ultimately, to the Florida Keys. After leaving home at thirteen and facing hardships that could easily have defined his future, he built a life through determination, hard work, and an enduring commitment to family.
The Weight of a Name is his memoir—a deeply personal account of survival, perseverance, redemption, and the promise he made to his dying father to make the family name something to be proud of.
FROM HARD WORK TO THE FLORIDA KEYS
From construction sites and long days on the road to building businesses and ultimately a life in the Florida Keys, nothing came easily. Every chapter was built through hard work, perseverance, and the determination to keep moving forward.
With my Father - The Man behind the promise.
A PROMISE THA SHAPED A LIFE
At the heart of The Weight of a Name is a promise made to a dying father: to make the family name something to be proud of.
That promise followed M. Cotelo from the streets of Brooklyn, through years of struggle and hard work, and ultimately to a life he once could not have imagined.