Patsy Conte

[JakeTheSnake630]

Apologies if this has been asked recently but is Patsy Conte still alive? I can't find any obit or info saying he passed. He would turn 100 this year. Does he have any kids in the life? Im sure he made enough money for the next couple generations of his family. Very interesting figure not a whole lot is known about. Thanks in advance for any input!

[jmack]

I’ve never seen an obit for him. If still alive he would have some stories. Wasn’t he a capo under Carlo?

[Ivan]

Still alive as far as anyone knows.

[Chaps]

As far as I know he was a Capodecine under Paul Castellano and John Gotti. Not sure about Gambino. His Father was Underboss.

[Pogo The Clown]

He was promoted to Capo during Gambino’s reign.


Pogo

[jmack]

That’s what I thought.

[chin_gigante]

There is a listing on Find a Grave for a Pasquale Conte who died in 2017 and was buried in New York. The lighting in the photograph is quite poor so you may have to click on the image to make it out properly:

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256 ... uale-conte

I think there's a good chance that this is the same Patsy Conte. First, his year of birth (1925) lines up with the Gambino captain. Here is Conte's date of birth from the 25 Years After Valachi US Senate report:

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https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/ ... =en&gbpv=1


Secondly, the FBI identified Conte's wife as a Mamie Gerardi. That matches the name of the spouse in the Find a Grave photograph.

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https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... PageId=105


Additionally, Social Security and Public Records Indexes indicate there was a Mamie Conte born in 1929 and died in 2012 (again lining up with the Find a Grave photograph) who resided in Roslyn, New York.

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Checking the 25 Years After Valachi report again, the NYPD Intelligence Division, as of April 1988, listed Patsy Conte as residing at 2 Hunts Court, Roslyn, New York. Google Maps says the zip code for that address is 11576, which, along with the street address, matches details in the Public Records Index listing for Mamie Conte.

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However, Jerry Capeci referred to Conte as still being alive and 94 years of age in a 2020 Gang Land News article.

Sources say [Riccardo] Cefalu, who cut a pretty dapper figure in his heyday, was a member of a crew of drug dealing Gambino gangsters under longtime capo Pasquale (Patsy) Conte when he was arrested in 1981. At the time of his death, Cefalu was essentially retired from The Life. But the sources say that like the 94-year-old Conte, he was still a Gambino member in good standing in a crew headed by a reputed capo named Domenico Acquista, 70, of Whitestone, Queens.

Jerry Capeci, 'Taps For An Old-School Gambino Gangster With A Golden Rule: Admit Nothing', Gang Land News, 6 February 2020, https://www.ganglandnews.com/members/column1192.htm

So it's possible the Pasquale Conte on Find a Grave is a different person, and it may just be a coincidence that he was born in 1925 and married a woman called Mamie. However, I find that difficult to believe considering the Public Records Index indicates that this Mamie Conte lived at the same address as the Gambino captain. It may be the case that Conte passed quietly without Capeci or anyone else in the media finding out about it.

[JakeTheSnake630]

Thanks Chin, obviously there's people who live to 100+ but it's not the most common. Although Italians seem to live pretty long. He was a shadowy figure so it's not that surprising that his death went unreported. However I would think Capeci would not state him as alive in 2020 if he was unsure. After what you presented I think it's likely he has passed away.

[SonnyBlackstein]

Brilliant work chin.
99% it's him

[PolackTony]

Great work, Chin. FWIW, I have no doubt that the Pasquale Conte who died in 2017 was the same guy.

[funkster]

Interesting, I think everyone was of the belief he was still alive.