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continued from p.1 two men. Veloso told the Oakville Beaver she wants people to know what her husband was really like following media reports that shed light on his criminal record. "I'm just dealing with it. I have to make all these decisions now and I'm just not ready for it. I'm taking it one day at a time," she said, choking back tears. She said her husband was in the process of setting up a renovation business in Oakville. Veloso said all she knows about her husband's death is what has been reported in the media. Radisic and two men were in an altercation at a Kitchener gas station. The argument moved to Harold Avenue where Radisic was allegedly stabbed once in the torso. Veloso speculates her husband then tried to get away by getting back into his black Mazda. He started driving in the direction of the local hospital before crashing his vehicle on King Street East. He died a short time later. An autopsy revealed a stab wound as probable cause of death. Veloso added that she doesn't think the men knew her husband. She told the Beaver she wanted to speak publicly about her husband after media reports focused on some of the serious brushes Radisic had with the law. Radisic has a lengthy criminal record, including a 2005 conviction for kidnap- Anton Radisic was close to his wife and son only got to spend a year with him," said Veloso. "He always wanted to be with him." She said her husband, who enjoyed golfing, swimming and spending time with his friends, worked for a number of years at his family's pizzeria in Waterloo, Ont. In 2010, Radisic and Veloso moved to Oakville, where he was raised. Veloso said family and friends are supportive, but said it is difficult when her child looks at pictures of his father wondering where he is. "Thank goodness he doesn't really understand what is going on because it would be hard for him," said Veloso, sobbing. "They were close." A Wellesley Township father and son, Stephen McNaney, 44, and Martin McNaney, 18, face second-degree murder charges. -- With files from the Waterloo Region Record 7 | Wednesday, October 30, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Anton Radisic and with his son, Marko. | submitted photo ping and assault with a tire iron while trying to collect a drug debt. "I don't want people to think he was a monster," said Veloso, explaining she has known Radisic for 13 years. They met when she worked as an employee at one of his family's restaurants in Kitchener. The pair married in 2009 and had a son in 2012. "He waited so long to be a father. We only had him in 2012. He wanted him so bad... it's sad. He Anyone interested in volunteering for the Oakville Santa Claus Parade please come to a meeting (volunteers need to be 14 years and older) SANTA'S ELVES MEETING FOR ALL 6:30 pm registration, 7:00 pm start Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville (Trafalgar Rd. @ White Oaks Blvd.) in the South Atrium ADULT AND STUDENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR: Traffic & Parade Marshalling Costumed Characters and Escorts (students will receive volunteer hours) Parade takes place on Saturday, November 16th at 9:00 am Thursday, November 7th VERSACE.COM - AVAILABLE AT VERSACE BOUTIQUES AND: OMNI JEWELCRAFTERS · (905) 339-7604 309 LAKESHORE RD EAST · OAKVILLE · ON www.oakvillesantaclausparade.ca Information: