Pasarella does not start from tradition. It begins as a quiet choice , a break in a long line of automatic inheritance. It is shaped by resilience, by the refusal to let old weight decide the future and by the belief that belonging is something you build not something you simply receive.

Pasarella stands for rising. Not in a dramatic way but in the steady way real people rise with memory, with doubt, with bruises and still stand.

It stands for presence. For the right to exist without apology. For taking up space after years of learning to shrink.

It stands for quiet strength. For choosing honesty over silence. For dignity that is lived, not claimed.

These ideas give this family its character.

This line begins with, me, Michael, not as founder, but as someone who decided to turn pain into usefulness. With support and help from true love, I was able to take the steps needed.

I grew with chaos so I want this family name to be a place of clarity. I grew with fear so I want those who carry this name or walk beside it to feel safe, seen and supported. I grew up in silence so I want this name to speak gently for others who are still finding their voice.

Pasarella is not meant to raise me but to lift anyone who steps into its future.

Pasarella is meant to hold warmth. It is meant to offer protection. It is meant to give the ones who carry it room to grow without fear.

If one day someone asks what does our name mean? The answer should stay simple. We rise. We stand. We are. The rest of the story can be written by the lives that follow.