He and his wife, Karen, have three children -- Hannah, 17, Sarah, 14 and Caleb, 8 -- and enjoy the outdoors, traveling and sports. Tallerico grew up near Pittsburgh, went to college nearby, married his high school sweetheart and headed to Chicago for medical school. After completing an orthopedic surgery residency in Columbus, Ohio, he was an active-duty U.S. Navy surgeon until 2006. After practicing for 11 years in Wyoming, the Tallericos moved to Quincy last summer.