lou dematteis my dad did a big raid in 1949, when they had to go through a tunnel.ores mackey dematteis i'd be fast asleep, but i, the telephone would ring. sandra day o'connor mr. dematteis, my hero, hired me. lou dematteis it was a war, the vietnam war, that led to the separation between my father and i. it was our love and respect for our italian heritage that brought us back together.