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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Sons of Italy, politicians</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Adorno"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph A. Adorno (1912-1988)</b> — of Middletown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/MI-lived.html">Middlesex County</a>, Conn. Born in Middletown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/MI-born.html">Middlesex County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/03-11.html">March 11, 1912</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; municipal judge in Connecticut, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/trea.html">Connecticut state treasurer</a>, 1947-55. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Sicilian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Died in Middletown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/MI-died.html">Middlesex County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1988/12-30.html">December 30, 1988</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 294 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/MI-buried.html# ">St. Sebastian Cemetery</a>, Middlefield, Conn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Salvatore A. Adorno and Maria P. Adorno; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1946/">1946</a> to Mary Jane D'Apice.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/103791921">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> Connecticut Register and Manual 1950</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Eugene Victor Alessandroni (1887-1966)</b> — also known as <b>Eugene V. Alessandroni</b> — of Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. Born in Capistrano, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/IT-born.html">Italy</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/01-24.html">January 24, 1887</a>. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927-48; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-acad-pol-soc-sci.html">American Academy of Political and Social Science</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-phi-delta.html">Alpha Phi Delta</a>. Died in March, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1966/index.html">1966</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 0 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Pierluigi Alessandroni and Carmela (Jafolla) Alessandroni; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/01-06.html">January 6, 1909</a>, to Ethel Hope Tumbelston.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Douglas Earl Applegate (b. 1928)</b> — also known as <b>Douglas Applegate</b> — of Steubenville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ohio. Born in Steubenville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/JF-born.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/03-27.html">March 27, 1928</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">Real estate business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/sthse.html">Ohio state house of representatives</a> 33rd District, 1961-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/OH.html">1964</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/stsen.html">Ohio state senate</a>, 1969-76; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 18th District, 1977-95. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lwv.html">League of Women Voters</a>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Mary Margaret (Longacre) Applegate and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aplin-applegate.html#804.34.81">Earl Douglas Applegate</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/08-25.html">August 25, 1950</a>, to Betty Jean Engstrom.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000214">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400906">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/313/000129923">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Vincent R. Balletta Jr. (1927-1996)</b> — of Port Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-lived.html">Nassau County</a>, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-born.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/07-07.html">July 7, 1927</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> 18th District, 1967-70; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 6th District, 1976. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic-lawyers.html">Catholic Lawyers Guild</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1996/10-15.html">October 15, 1996</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 100 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Maria Sottosanti.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Peter R. Biondo (1916-1997)</b> — of Ossining, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-lived.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/12-21.html">December 21, 1916</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a>, 1966-74 (103rd District 1966, 93rd District 1967-74). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1997/05-16.html">May 16, 1997</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 146 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Grace Sweeney.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>James S. Cafiero (b. 1928)</b> — of North Wildwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/CM-lived.html">Cape May County</a>, N.J. Born in North Wildwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/CM-born.html">Cape May County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/09-21.html">September 21, 1928</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> District 1, 1968-71; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/stsen.html">New Jersey state senate</a>, 1972-81, 1990-2003 (District 1 1972-73, 1st District 1974-81, 1990-2003). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Still living as of 2003. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Andrew A. Casassa (b. 1886)</b> — also known as <b>Andres A. Casassa</b> — of Revere, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/SU-lived.html">Suffolk County</a>, Mass. Born in Boston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/SU-born.html">Suffolk County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/09-17.html">September 17, 1886</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/MA.html">1920</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/MA.html">1928</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/revere.html">mayor of Revere, Mass.</a>, 1931; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/sthse.html">Massachusetts state house of representatives</a>, 1930; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/stsen.html">Massachusetts state senate</a>, 1930. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Angelo Casassa and Louise Casassa; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/">1911</a> to Emily G. Greene.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Peter Angelo Cavicchia (1879-1967)</b> — also known as <b>Peter A. Cavicchia</b> — of Newark, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES-lived.html">Essex County</a>, N.J. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/IT-born.html">Italy</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/05-22.html">May 22, 1879</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">law professor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Jersey</a>, 1931-37 (9th District 1931-33, 11th District 1933-37). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Died in Belleville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES-died.html">Essex County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1967/09-11.html">September 11, 1967</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 112 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES-buried.html#cms00674">Fairmount Cemetery</a>, Newark, N.J. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Dominic Cavicchia and Maria Josephine (Lombardi) Cavicchia; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/12-15.html">December 15, 1909</a>, to Annabella Auger; married to Elsie Del Negro.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000262">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402406">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6792665">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Henry J. Cianfrani (1923-2002)</b> — also known as <b>"Buddy Brown"</b>; <b>"The Pizza"</b> — of Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. Born in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/born-hospital.html">hospital</a>, Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-born.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/03-19.html">March 19, 1923</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/PA.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/PA.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/PA.html">1964</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/sthse.html">Pennsylvania state house of representatives</a>, 1963-66; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/stsen.html">Pennsylvania state senate</a> 1st District, 1967-78. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">Convicted</a> in 1977 on federal charges of racketeering and mail fraud for padding his Senate payroll; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">sentenced</a> to five years in federal <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">prison</a>; served 27 months; released in 1980. Died, following a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke</a>, in Hahnemann University <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-died.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2002/07-03.html">July 3, 2002</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 106 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Cross-reference:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brady.html#046.51.70">Robert A. Brady</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Salvatore A. Cotillo (1886-1939)</b> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/IT-born.html">Italy</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/11-19.html">November 19, 1886</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County 28th District, 1913, 1915-16; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a>, 1917-23 (20th District 1917-18, 18th District 1919-23); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1920/NY.html">1920</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a> 1st District, 1924-39; died in office 1939. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Died, following an operation for a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">chest tumor</a>, in Columbia-Presbyterian <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Medical Center</a>, Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/07-27.html">July 27, 1939</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/52.html">52 years, 250 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-buried.html#cms00567">Gate of Heaven Cemetery</a>, Hawthorne, N.Y. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>George Elmore Danielson (1915-1998)</b> — also known as <b>George E. Danielson</b> — of Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Born in Wausa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/KX-born.html">Knox County</a>, Neb., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1915/02-20.html">February 20, 1915</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a>, 1963-66; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/stsen.html">California state senate</a>, 1967-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/CA.html">1968</a>; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a>, 1971-82 (29th District 1971-75, 30th District 1975-82); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/coajd.html">Judge, California Court of Appeal</a>, 1982-92. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart failure</a>, in Monterey Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-died.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1998/09-12.html">September 12, 1998</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 204 days</a>). Entombed at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-buried.html#cms02924">Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills</a>, Los Angeles, Calif. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000043">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403183">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Mino Rocco D'Aurora (1909-1997)</b> — also known as <b>Mino R. D'Aurora</b> — of Follansbee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BR-lived.html">Brooke County</a>, W.Va. Born in Pettorano sul Gizio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/IT-born.html">Italy</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/08-12.html">August 12, 1909</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Brooke County, 1959-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/WV.html">1972</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">United Steelworkers of America</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1997/11-23.html">November 23, 1997</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 103 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Giovino D'Aurora and Maria (De Stefano) D'Aurora; married to Mary Margaret Macre; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1961/01-02.html">January 2, 1961</a>, to Pauline Mary Rhodes.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>John Herman Dent (1908-1988)</b> — also known as <b>John H. Dent</b> — of Jeannette, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/WE-lived.html">Westmoreland County</a>, Pa. Born in Johnetta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AR-born.html">Armstrong County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/03-10.html">March 10, 1908</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">President</a>, Local 18759, United Rubber Workers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/writing.html">writer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/sthse.html">Pennsylvania state house of representatives</a>, 1935-36; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/stsen.html">Pennsylvania state senate</a> 39th District, 1937-58; resigned 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/PA.html">1944</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/PA.html">1948</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/PA.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/PA.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/PA.html">1964</a> (alternate); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a> 21st District, 1958-79. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Died in Jeannette, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/WE-died.html">Westmoreland County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1988/04-09.html">April 9, 1988</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 30 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Samuel Dent and Genevieve Dent.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000255">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403393">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph A. DePaolo Jr. (1908-1965)</b> — of Plantsville, Southington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Born in Southington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-born.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/index.html">1908</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">Insurance</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate</a> business; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Southington, 1937-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/southington.html">first selectman of Southington, Connecticut</a>, 1947-50; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/southington.html#6">Plantsville, Conn.</a>, 1952; Southington town clerk, 1961-65. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Died in Southington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-died.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/05-21.html">May 21, 1965</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/56.html">about 56 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-buried.html#cms07482">St. Thomas Cemetery</a>, Southington, Conn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/">1942</a> to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dentlinger-derousse.html#984.36.75">Juanine S. DePaolo</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;">DePaolo <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-schools.html">Middle School</a>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-names.html">Southington, Connecticut</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/11474095">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Thomas P. DiNapoli</b> — also known as <b>Tom DiNapoli</b> — of Great Neck, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-lived.html">Nassau County</a>, Long Island, N.Y. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> 16th District, 1987-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/NY.html">1988</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/NY.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/NY.html">2008</a>; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sierra-club.html">Sierra Club</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Edward Daniel DiPrete (b. 1934)</b> — of Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-born.html">Providence County</a>, R.I., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1934/07-08.html">July 8, 1934</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/cranston.html">Mayor of Cranston, R.I.</a>, 1978-84; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Rhode Island</a>, 1985-91. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/edward-d-diprete/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/477/000122111">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Thomas Joseph Downey (b. 1949)</b> — also known as <b>Thomas J. Downey</b> — of West Islip, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SF-lived.html">Suffolk County</a>, Long Island, N.Y.; Amityville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SF-lived.html">Suffolk County</a>, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Ozone Park, Queens, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/QU-born.html">Queens County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1949/01-28.html">January 28, 1949</a>. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/NY.html">1972</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/NY.html">1984</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/NY.html">1988</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 2nd District, 1975-93; defeated, 1992. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-alpha-mu.html">Sigma Alpha Mu</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/down-downey.html#223.05.17">Norma Rita Morgillo Downey</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000471">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403581">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/881/000129494">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Paul Albert Fino (1913-2009)</b> — also known as <b>Paul A. Fino</b> — of Bronx, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BX-lived.html">Bronx County</a>, N.Y. Born in Bronx, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BX-born.html">Bronx County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/12-15.html">December 15, 1913</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Bronx County 6th District, 1940; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 27th District, 1945-50; defeated, 1942; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a>, 1953-68 (25th District 1953-63, 24th District 1963-68); resigned 1968; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/NY.html">1964</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/NY.html">1968</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BX-parties.html">chair of Bronx County Republican Party</a>, 1965; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a>, 1969. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/royal-arcanum.html">Royal Arcanum</a>. Died in North Woodmere, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-died.html">Nassau County</a>, Long Island, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2009/06-16.html">June 16, 2009</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 183 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BX-buried.html#cms00342">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Bronx, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Esther Claudia Liquori.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Epitaph:</i> "U.S. Congressman, Supreme Cout Judge. Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather."</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000137">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404092">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/38518365">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Thomas Michael Foglietta (1928-2004)</b> — also known as <b>Thomas M. Foglietta</b> — of Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-born.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/12-03.html">December 3, 1928</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member, Philadelphia city council, 1955-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/PA.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/PA.html">1960</a> (alternate); Republican candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/philadelphia.html">mayor of Philadelphia, Pa.</a>, 1975; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a> 1st District, 1981-97; resigned 1997; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/PA.html">1984</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/PA.html">1996</a>; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/IT-diplomats.html ">Italy</a>, 1997-2001. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/loyal-legion.html">Loyal Legion</a>. Died in Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-died.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2004/11-13.html">November 13, 2004</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 346 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DE-buried.html#cms02065">Holy Cross Cemetery</a>, Yeadon, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000235">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404190">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/foglietta-thomas-michael ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/873/000127492">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/9909582">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Anthony R. Gentile (1905-1966)</b> — of Williamson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MI-lived.html">Mingo County</a>, W.Va. Born in Thomas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/TU-born.html">Tucker County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/10-26.html">October 26, 1905</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/coach.html">athletic coach</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/WV.html">West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee</a>, 1961-63; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Mingo County, 1963-64. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-sigma-kappa.html">Phi Sigma Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1966/09-06.html">September 6, 1966</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 315 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MI-buried.html#cms02205">Fairview Cemetery</a>, Williamson, W.Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of D. Gentile and Anna (Quattro) Gentile.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/55066298">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>John Alexander Giannetti Jr. (b. 1964)</b> — also known as <b>John A. Giannetti, Jr.</b> — of Laurel, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/PG-lived.html">Prince George's County</a>, Md. Born, in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/born-hospital.html">hospital</a>, at Camp Lejeune, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ON-born.html">Onslow County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/06-09.html">June 9, 1964</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a> District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated, 1994; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/stsen.html">Maryland state senate</a> 21st District, 2003-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a>, and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amerind.html">American Indian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/chi-phi.html">Chi Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/omicron-delta-kappa.html">Omicron Delta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jaycees.html">Jaycees</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Still living as of 2003. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gersch-gibbon.html#781.79.11">John A. Giannetti Sr.</a>.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Larry Kimble (b. 1947)</b> — of Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-lived.html">Kanawha County</a>, W.Va. Born in Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-born.html">Kanawha County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/09-10.html">September 10, 1947</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/finance.html">investment broker</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 17th District, 1995-. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/viet-vets-am.html">Vietnam Veterans of America</a>. Still living as of 1997. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Bob Kimble and Kathleen Kimble.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Peter T. King (b. 1944)</b> — of Seaford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-lived.html">Nassau County</a>, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1944/04-05.html">April 5, 1944</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-officials.html">Nassau County Comptroller</a>, 1981-93; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 3rd District, 1993-; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1996/NY.html">1996</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/anc-ord-hibernians.html">Ancient Order of Hibernians</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000210">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400219">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/490/000039373">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph Paul Kolter (b. 1926)</b> — also known as <b>Joseph P. Kolter</b>; <b>Joe Kolter</b> — of New Brighton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BA-lived.html">Beaver County</a>, Pa. Born in McDonald, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/TR-born.html">Trumbull County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/09-03.html">September 3, 1926</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/sthse.html">Pennsylvania state house of representatives</a> 14th District, 1969-82; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a> 4th District, 1983-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/PA.html">1984</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">Indicted</a> in 1994 by a Federal grand jury on five felony <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">charges</a> of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/embezzlement.html">embezzlement</a> at the U.S. House post office; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">pleaded guilty</a> in May 1996. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000307">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406461">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/447/000130057">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Robert Louis Leggett (1926-1997)</b> — also known as <b>Robert L. Leggett</b> — of Vallejo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SL-lived.html">Solano County</a>, Calif. Born in Richmond, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/CC-born.html">Contra Costa County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/07-26.html">July 26, 1926</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a>, 1961-62; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a> 4th District, 1963-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/CA.html">1964</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/CA.html">1968</a> (alternate). Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/redmen.html">Redmen</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>. Died of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, in Orange, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/OR-died.html">Orange County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1997/08-13.html">August 13, 1997</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 18 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Elmer Leggett and Victoria (Toffoli) Leggett; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/08-16.html">August 16, 1947</a>, to Barbara Burnett.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000221">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406725">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Charles Joseph Margiotti (1891-1956)</b> — also known as <b>Charles J. Margiotti</b> — of Pittsburgh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-lived.html">Allegheny County</a>, Pa. Born in Punxsutawney, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/JF-born.html">Jefferson County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/04-04.html">April 4, 1891</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/misc-occ.html">business executive</a>; director, Punxsutawney National <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Bank</a>; candidate in Republican primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Pennsylvania</a>, 1934; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/attygn.html">Pennsylvania state attorney general</a>, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/PA.html">1936</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-acad-pol-soc-sci.html">American Academy of Political and Social Science</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/foresters.html">Foresters</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1956/08-25.html">August 25, 1956</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 143 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/JF-buried.html#cms05324">Calvary Cemetery</a>, Punxsutawney, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Joseph Margiotti and Fortunata (Reca) Margiotti; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/02-05.html">February 5, 1918</a>, to Denise Wery.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph E. Marine (1905-1998)</b> — of Bronx, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BX-lived.html">Bronx County</a>, N.Y. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/12-19.html">December 19, 1905</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 29th District, 1961-65. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Ticket manager for the New York Yankees <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/pro-sports.html">baseball</a> team, 1946-51. Died at Oakwood <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Health Facility</a>, Amherst, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-died.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1998/01-25.html">January 25, 1998</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/92.html">92 years, 37 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Anthony J. Mercorella</b> — of Bronx, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BX-lived.html">Bronx County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a>, 1966-72 (93rd District 1966, 85th District 1967-72). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic-war-vets.html">Catholic War Veterans</a>. Still living as of 1972. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Marie DeLucia.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph N. Mondello (b. 1938)</b> — of Levittown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-lived.html">Nassau County</a>, Long Island, N.Y.; Westbury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-lived.html">Nassau County</a>, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-born.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1938/index.html">1938</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-parties.html">chair of Nassau County Republican Party</a>, 1984-; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/NY.html">Republican National Committee from New York</a>, 1992-2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1996/NY.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/NY.html">2008</a> (delegation chair); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/NY.html">New York Republican state chair</a>, 2006-09. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/anc-ord-hibernians.html">Ancient Order of Hibernians</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/reserve-officers-assoc.html">Reserve Officers Association</a>. Still living as of 2011. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monaco-monro.html#572.29.46">Linda Elizabeth Crabtree</a>.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Frank Montemuro</b> — of Pennsylvania. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/spcj.html">Chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court</a>, 1993. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Still living as of 1993. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Francis A. Pallotti (b. 1886)</b> — of Hartford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Born in Hartford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-born.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/08-21.html">August 21, 1886</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Connecticut</a>, 1923-29; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Connecticut</a> at-large, 1936; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/attygn.html">Connecticut state attorney general</a>, 1939-45; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1945. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Gaetano D. Parella (c.1923-2001)</b> — also known as <b>Kelly Parella</b> — of Bristol, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/BR-lived.html">Bristol County</a>, R.I. Born in Bristol, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/BR-born.html">Bristol County</a>, R.I., about 1923. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/sthse.html">Rhode Island state house of representatives</a>, 1971-93. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Died in Bristol, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/BR-died.html">Bristol County</a>, R.I., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2001/07-04.html">July 4, 2001</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">about 78 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/WA-buried.html#cms06142">Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery</a>, Exeter, R.I. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Gaetano Parisi (1877-1949)</b> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Born in Palermo, Sicily, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/IT-born.html">Italy</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/08-28.html">August 28, 1877</a>. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Kings County 2nd District, 1904; City Marshal of New York City; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/NY.html">1944</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1949/01-02.html">January 2, 1949</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 127 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-buried.html#cms00158">Holy Cross Cemetery</a>, Brooklyn, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parish-parke.html#049.47.85">Thomas G. Parisi</a> (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parish-parke.html#571.00.99">Helen R. Manzi</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parish-parke.html#399.74.98">Leonard V. Parisi</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parish-parke.html#039.21.97">Joseph E. Parisi</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/172318057">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Angelo Dominic Roncallo (1927-2010)</b> — also known as <b>Angelo D. Roncallo</b> — of Oyster Bay, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-lived.html">Nassau County</a>, Long Island, N.Y.; Massapequa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-lived.html">Nassau County</a>, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Port Chester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-born.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/05-28.html">May 28, 1927</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-officials.html">Nassau County Controller</a>, 1968-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/NY.html">1972</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 3rd District, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a>, 1977-95. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-phi.html">Delta Theta Phi</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died in Massapequa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-died.html">Nassau County</a>, Long Island, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2010/05-04.html">May 4, 2010</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 341 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Anthony Roncallo and Connie (Prochilo) Roncallo; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1952/05-31.html">May 31, 1952</a>, to Priscille Pouliot.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000422">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=409387">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Gary A. Sacco (b. 1947)</b> — of Wheeling, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/OH-lived.html">Ohio County</a>, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/OH-born.html">Ohio County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/05-10.html">May 10, 1947</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> 3rd District, 1982; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 1st District, 1982-84; appointed 1982. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Still living as of 1984. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Oliver A. Sacco and Antonette R. Sacco; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1976/02-20.html">February 20, 1976</a>, to Amy Kimmins.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Thomas Domenico Santoro (1922-1975)</b> — also known as <b>Thomas D. Santoro</b> — of Westerly, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, R.I. Born in Westerly, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/WA-born.html">Washington County</a>, R.I., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/11-17.html">November 17, 1922</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/hotel-biz.html">Innkeeper</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/stsen.html">Rhode Island state senate</a>, 1950-56; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/sthse.html">Rhode Island state house of representatives</a>, 1960. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Died, in Miriam <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Providence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-died.html">Providence County</a>, R.I., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1975/06-28.html">June 28, 1975</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/52.html">52 years, 223 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/WA-buried.html#cms02794">St. Sebastian Cemetery</a>, Westerly, R.I. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Roland Savilla (b. 1916)</b> — also known as <b>Joe Savilla</b> — of St. Albans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-lived.html">Kanawha County</a>, W.Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-born.html">Kanawha County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/05-13.html">May 13, 1916</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">school teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/coach.html">athletic coach</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Kanawha County; elected 1972; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 8th District, 1975-78. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/christian.html">Christian</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/civitan.html">Civitan</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/reserve-officers-assoc.html">Reserve Officers Association</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Anthony Savilla and Mary Ann (Contenta) Savilla; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1973/05-12.html">May 12, 1973</a>, to Betty Jo Martin.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Vincent F. Scarcelli (1914-2002)</b> — of Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-born.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/06-16.html">June 16, 1914</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/sthse.html">Pennsylvania state house of representatives</a>, 1955-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/PA.html">1972</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2002/09-10.html">September 10, 2002</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 86 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Stephen R. Somma</b> — of Waterbury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/stsen.html">Connecticut state senate</a> 16th District, 1989-. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jaycees.html">Jaycees</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>. Still living as of 2002. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Francis R. Spaniola (b. 1935)</b> — also known as <b>Bus Spaniola</b> — of Corunna, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SH-lived.html">Shiawassee County</a>, Mich. Born in Corunna, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SH-born.html">Shiawassee County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1935/06-08.html">June 8, 1935</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SH-parties.html">chair of Shiawassee County Democratic Party</a>, 1961-62, 1970-74; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 87th District, 1975-90; defeated, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1976/MI.html">1976</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/MI.html">1980</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <b>Sons of Italy</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">National Education Association</a>. Still living as of 2017. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Anthony M. Spaniola and Angeline J. 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