Oh gee...wish I knew. I always thought Frank Ruggiero was Queens based. I may have been wrong.Chris Christie wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:22 am Was Frank Ruggiero a Stevedore in Brooklyn? There are several possibilities with that name, a few born in Apil of 1913 with different death dates. This one is the closest possibility (imo) who also worked at Pier 34 and lived on the same street- First Place- with Salvatore Trapani.
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NAME: Frank Orazio Ruggiaro
GENDER: Male
RACE: White
BIRTH DATE: 4 Apr 1913
BIRTH PLACE: Brooklyn, New York
DEATH DATE: 20 Nov 2002
FATHER: Carlo Ruggiero
MOTHER: Rosalia Abbruscato
SSN: 062164751
I found an obituary of the Frank Ruggiero you posted above. And it sure looks like he was "involved", considering his ties to the ILA:
"Frank O. Ruggiero
Retired Shop Steward
Frank O. Ruggiero passed away on November 20, 2002.
Frank was instrumental in the formation of the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) and its breakaway from the National Maritime Association in the early 1950’s. He later retired as a Shop Steward with Local 1814 and Union Activist.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Sue (nee Mignone).
He is survived by his son, Ben (and wife Kathy); sister, Connie Tocco; grandchildren, Susan England (and husband Billy), Michele Moore (and husband Billy), and Anne-Marie; and great-grandchildren, Robert and William."
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Frank Ruggiero, the Gambino member, was nicknamed "Frank Reno"
