Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Colombo Update

Former Colombo Capodecina Vincent 'Vinny Sicilian' Gugliaro died last month.

This leaves Vincent Aloi (89y) and Alphonse 'Funzi' D'Ambrosio (98y) as the only known surviving members from the Profaci era.

Joseph 'Fat Richie' Zorzi (94y) may also still be alive, although at least one source claimed he was murdered around late 1969.

Frank Tranquellino (Colombo)

1971 Frank 'Frankie Highway' Tranquellino was a Colombo Soldier from South Brooklyn. An obscure member, he was inducted in 1990 and ...