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John J. Girimondi —
of Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Catholic
priest; naturalized U.S. citizen; concealed his clerical
background from Congressmen who recommended him for a consular
appointment; U.S. Consul in Santos, 1900-01; removed
as consul for neglect
of duty and possible embezzlement;
went to Italy and misrepresented
himself as U.S. Consul to Persia; arrested
by Italian authorities on charges
of betraying
a young woman, and imprisoned
there.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Vasaly (1869-1935) —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.; St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Morrison
County, Minn., December
13, 1869.
Democrat. Printer;
newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); superintendent, Minnesota State
Reformatory at St. Cloud, 1920-33.
Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
23, 1935 (age 65 years, 131
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
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Bruce Frank Vento (1940-2000) —
also known as Bruce F. Vento —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
7, 1940.
Democrat. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1971-76; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1977-2000; died in
office 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1984,
1996,
2000.
Catholic.
German
and Italian ancestry.
Died, of mesothelioma (lung
cancer caused by exposure to asbestos), St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
10, 2000 (age 60 years, 3
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Maplewood, Minn.
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