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William Frederick Ablondi (1909-1981) —
also known as William F. Ablondi —
of Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Massachusetts, August
17, 1909.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Seymour; elected 1940.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Derby, New Haven
County, Conn., July 2,
1981 (age 71 years, 319
days).
Interment at St.
Augustine Cemetery, Seymour, Conn.
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Joseph Michael Joe Arpaio (b. 1932) —
also known as Joe Arpaio; "America's Toughest
Sheriff" —
of Fountain Hills, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., June 14,
1932.
Republican. Police
officer; Maricopa
County Sheriff, 1993-2016; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Arizona; convicted
in July 2017 on federal contempt
charges, over his violation of court orders regarding racial
profiling; pardoned
in August 2017 by President Donald
Trump.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Matthew J. Avitabile (1913-2001) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.; Ashland, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., August
16, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 6th District, 1945-46; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1948.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died October
25, 2001 (age 88 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Alphonso L. Avitabile and Concetta M.
Avitabile. |
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Lou Breese (1900-1969) —
also known as Luigi G. Calabrese —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milford, Worcester
County, Mass., February
10, 1900.
Musician and
bandleader; performed, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Italian ancestry.
While conducting his band for an audience of 1,500 at a jewelers
convention, he suffered a fatal heart
attack, in the Conrad Hilton Hotel,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
11, 1969 (age 68 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent Brogna (b. 1887) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Montefalcione, Italy,
May
14, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee, 1911; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1916-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916
(alternate), 1932;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1934.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Raffaele Brogna and Filomena (Selvitella) Brogna; married 1916 to Flora
Fopiano; married, May 15,
1922, to Louise M. Griffin. |
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Michael Everett Capuano (b. 1952) —
also known as Mike Capuano —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
9, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Somerville, Mass., 1990-98; defeated, 1979, 1981; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1999-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2009.
Catholic.
Italian and Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Andrew A. Casassa (b. 1886) —
also known as Andres A. Casassa —
of Revere, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
17, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1920,
1928;
mayor
of Revere, Mass., 1931; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1930; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1930.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Sons
of Italy.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Angelo Casassa and Louise Casassa; married 1911 to Emily
G. Greene. |
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Argeo Paul Cellucci (1948-2013) —
also known as Paul Cellucci —
of Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass., April
24, 1948.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1977-85; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1985-91; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1988;
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1991-97; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1997-2001; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 2001-05.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, in Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 8,
2013 (age 65 years, 45
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Hudson, Mass.
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Emilio Quincy Daddario (1918-2010) —
also known as Emilio Q. Daddario —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
24, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1946-48; municipal judge in Connecticut,
1948-50; major in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1959-71; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1960,
1968.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 7,
2010 (age 91 years, 286
days).
Interment at St. Sebastian Cemetery, Middlefield, Conn.
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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (1935-2011) —
also known as Geraldine Ferraro —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., August
26, 1935.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1979-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(chair, Platform
Committee), 1996;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1984; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1992, 1998.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1994.
Died, from multiple
myeloma, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
26, 2011 (age 75 years, 212
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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John Foster Furcolo (1911-1995) —
also known as Foster Furcolo —
of Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 29,
1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1949-52;
defeated, 1946; resigned 1952; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1953-54; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1954, 1960 (primary); Governor of
Massachusetts, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 5,
1995 (age 83 years, 341
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Alan Klazei (b. 1961) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 28,
1961.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2009.
Iranian
and Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Joseph Daniel Malone (b. 1954) —
also known as Joseph D. Malone; Joe Malone —
of Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
18, 1954.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1988; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1991-99; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 2010.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2013.
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Thomas Michael Menino (1942-2014) —
also known as Thomas M. Menino; "Mayor
Mumbles" —
of Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Readville, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
27, 1942.
Democrat. Mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1993-2014; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from cancer,
in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
30, 2014 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park, Boston, Mass.
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Joseph Dominic Montedonico (1852-1909) —
also known as Joseph D. Montedonico —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 4,
1852.
Banker;
insurance
business; Consular
Agent for Italy in Memphis,
Tenn., 1875-77, 1892-96; member of Tennessee
state senate; elected 1884.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease and malaria,
in Hotel
Pilgrim, Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
8, 1909 (age 57 years, 157
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Francis J. Quirico (1911-1999) —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
18, 1911.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; superior court
judge in Massachusetts, 1956-69; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1969-81.
Italian ancestry.
Died October
11, 1999 (age 88 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Santosuosso (1889-1963) —
of Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
22, 1889.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1937.
Italian ancestry.
Died in December, 1963
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Anthony Volpe (1908-1994) —
also known as John A. Volpe —
of Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Nahant, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
8, 1908.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1972,
1988;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1961-63, 1965-69; defeated, 1962; resigned
1969; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1969-73; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1973-77.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died September
11, 1994 (age 85 years, 277
days).
Interment at Forest
Glade Cemetery, Wakefield, Mass.
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