After growing his hair for 14 months, John Razza had his long locks shaved off on Tuesday.
It was for charity, the Pink Heart Funds and for Razza’s grandmother, Josephine Razza, who was 67 when she died of breast cancer in 1990. “I wanted to help,” Razza, 34, said. “When I ran into a kid who didn’t have hair, I found a way.” A Brockton firefighter, husband, father of four and youth sports coach, Razza met the challenge. And his boss helped. Firefighters must keep their hair short, but Chief Kenneth Galligan gave his blessing in this case. Razza’s hair grew long enough to cut 6-inch ponytails that Mississippi-based Pink Heart Funds uses to make wigs for children and adults. Each wig costs $465. The wigs help with the emotional scars of cancer treatment.
He has kept his hair healthy: no blow drying. And, on Tuesday he sought the help of students at Ailano School of Cosmetology, across from the fire station where Razza works.