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[4] [5] [6] When Tommy Lucchese died in 1967, his interests in the garment industry were passed to Thomas Gambino, forming the basis of Gambino's wealth. [7] By the 1990s, Thomas Gambino owned three homes; one in Florida, another in Lido Beach, New York, and a third on Manhattan's exclusive Upper East Side. [8] Thomas Gambino also headed the ...
Firefighter Thomas Gambino, who died during the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, right with his sons, left is Thomas Gambino III who has also joined the FDNY. Courtesy of the Gambino ...
In 1962, Carlo Gambino's oldest son, Thomas Gambino, married Lucchese's daughter Frances. [28] Over 1,000 guests attended the wedding, at which Carlo Gambino presented Lucchese with a $30,000 gift. In return, Lucchese gave Gambino a part of his rackets at Idlewild Airport (now called John F. Kennedy Airport). [29]
In 1932, Gambino married one of his cousins, Catherine Castellano, sister of future Gambino family boss Paul Castellano. [5] They raised four children – sons Thomas , Joseph (March 28, 1936 – February 20, 2020 [ 6 ] ) and Carlo Jr. (1934–2019) and a daughter, Phyllis Gambino Sinatra (September 22, 1927 – February 19, 2007).
Dominick Montiglio (born Dominick Anthony Santamaria; July 17, 1947 – June 27, 2021) was an American soldier, mobster and associate of the Gambino crime family who eventually became a government witness. In later years he became an artist and podcaster many of which chronicled his life story.
Thomas DeSimone was born in New York City, New York, on June 6, 1946. He had two sisters, Dolores and Phyllis, and two brothers, Robert and Anthony. Both of his brothers were associates of the Gambino crime family; Anthony was murdered by mobster Thomas Agro in 1979. Phyllis was a mistress of James Burke from the time she was aged 16. DeSimone ...
Becoming a made man during the 1950s, LoCascio was a bookmaker and loanshark for the Gambino family. Later on, he was promoted to caporegime of a crew in the Bronx, New York . After the December 1985 assassination of boss Paul Castellano , Gotti became the new Gambino boss and LoCascio joined his inner circle.
Thomas J. Oliveri, a longtime Worcester restaurateur died on Jan. 28 after a brief illness and complications from leukemia.