DARIAN BERRY: DAY JOB, NIGHT DAD
AGE
27
FAMILY
Wife works full-time; two children
JOB
Bellman, Excalibur Hotel, Las Vegas
HOW THINGS WORK
Berry works 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Then his wife, Donna, 28, drops the kids, Nikiya and Tyree, at the casino before starting as a waitress at the Luxor Hotel next door. The arrangement goes smoothly, but at a price. When Tyree was born, Berry quit the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, because they couldn't afford day care for two kids. He hopes to return to school at night next year.
HIS TAKE
''I saw my father doing the same types of things. My father was a blackjack dealer. He did the laundry and the shopping. To help out is just a natural thing.''
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