| Pioneer San
Felese Professionals:
Lawyers: Joseph Lunghino-University of Buffalo - 1900
Victor Crage[Crecca] - University of Buffalo - 1903
Frank DiGiacomo, Judge Ernest Digiacomo Colucci
Eleanor Tauriello
Dentists: Anthony Conforto - Georgetown University
Doctors: Drs. Frank and Michael Valente, Dr. John Naples Sr., Drs. Joseph
and Daniel Tronolone, Dr. Catherine Carnevale, Dr. Frank Petrino,
Drs. Lawrence and Mark Radice.
Teachers: Dorothy Nigro, Rose Croglio, Margaret Rubino, Ella Marfino.
Clergy: Msgr. Pasquale Tronolone, Fr. Donato Valente
Business: Rosticeria Restaurant -Radice Family, Rubino Funeral Home - 1910-2001,
Buffalo Bank of Italy - Lunghino Family.
Athletes: Basketball - Sibby Cortelli, Dan Marfino, Rocky and Ginny LaPenna
Baseball - Dan Carnevale, Sibby Sisti, Caesar Tronolone, Danny Rich
[Ricigliano]
Boxing - Rocky Kansas [Tozzo] - Lightweight Champion of World -
1925
Tommy Paul [Papa] - Featherweight Champion of World - 1932
Al Rogers [Christiano] - 1907-1919, Bud Christiano - 1917-1927
Noted Artist: Anthony Sisti
Entertainment: Caesar Tronolone, Tone Carnevale [Buffalo Musicians Hall of Fame]
Government: John Lunghino - Supervisor 26th Ward, Vito V.
Christiano - Supervisor 27 Ward, Compensation Attorney
Anthony Tauriello, Congressman - U.S. House of Representatives,
Joseph DeCillis- 1st Italian Police Commissioner
Social: Nicholas Tomasulo - 1st Italian Knights of Columbus
Grand Knight of Council 184, The largest council in the USA (1940-50)
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