by FriendofHenry » Sun Apr 17, 2016 11:18 am
Ivan wrote:FriendofHenry wrote:A less know fact is that he quietly upped Henry Zottolo to Capo to supervise their Youngstown interests.
Oh wow thanks for that. I didn't know Zebo was an official capo, I just though he was a soldier that Genovese used as a buffer because he didn't want to personally deal with Youngstown craziness.
What's funny is that most people think Strollo was a capo, when he was a soldier.
What started out as Henry being Michael's buffer to keep him out of the line of fire in dealing with Youngstown craziness, aka. Lenny, led to Henry accepting being Made. I know from my personal relationship with him that he always avoided that "Thing" because it only brought on more heat. He needed to be made if Lenny was going to listen to him. Make no mistake, Lenny was a Made Man. Hell, no Made man would ever take orders from any associate.
I also know for a fact that Zebo never made any "real" money until Michael took over. When he realized that had Cancer, he needed real money to pay for a bone marrow transplant, his only hope. He finally stared to make some money when to took on the responsibilities that came with Youngstown. When Chuckie "flipped" Micheal upped him to Capo so there was no questions about now about who was in charge of Youngstown. Unfortunately I also think that Henry had other responsibilities
However there's none of us that wouldn't do whatever if it meant living or dying.
Just as a side note: Zebo honestly felt that the Feds kept getting him knocked down the line of succession for a bone marrow donor. He always thought that if he answered their questions, which they frequently asked, that he would have his operation in time to save his life. In several different ways, he was one of a dying breed. Yes, I miss him dearly
[quote="Ivan"][quote="FriendofHenry"]A less know fact is that he quietly upped Henry Zottolo to Capo to supervise their Youngstown interests.[/quote]
Oh wow thanks for that. I didn't know Zebo was an official capo, I just though he was a soldier that Genovese used as a buffer because he didn't want to personally deal with Youngstown craziness.
What's funny is that most people think Strollo was a capo, when he was a soldier.[/quote]
What started out as Henry being Michael's buffer to keep him out of the line of fire in dealing with Youngstown craziness, aka. Lenny, led to Henry accepting being Made. I know from my personal relationship with him that he always avoided that "Thing" because it only brought on more heat. He needed to be made if Lenny was going to listen to him. Make no mistake, Lenny was a Made Man. Hell, no Made man would ever take orders from any associate.
I also know for a fact that Zebo never made any "real" money until Michael took over. When he realized that had Cancer, he needed real money to pay for a bone marrow transplant, his only hope. He finally stared to make some money when to took on the responsibilities that came with Youngstown. When Chuckie "flipped" Micheal upped him to Capo so there was no questions about now about who was in charge of Youngstown. Unfortunately I also think that Henry had other responsibilities ;) However there's none of us that wouldn't do whatever if it meant living or dying.
Just as a side note: Zebo honestly felt that the Feds kept getting him knocked down the line of succession for a bone marrow donor. He always thought that if he answered their questions, which they frequently asked, that he would have his operation in time to save his life. In several different ways, he was one of a dying breed. Yes, I miss him dearly :(