Guest List - Frank Sheeran Testimonial Dinner

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All the individuals involved in Frank Sheeran's Testimonial Dinner.

1 - John P. Greeley - President Teamsters Local 676

2 - John McCullough - Business Agent of Roofers Local 30 in Philly - Killed in 1980, months after the death of Angelo Bruno. Some news reports suggested that the assassination was linked to the Atlantic City casinos and the mob.

3 - Bill Bender - President Teamster Local 1

4 - George Bucher - President Emeritus Teamsters Local 837 and Chairman of Philadelphia Civil Service Comission

5 - Charles Amarosa - President of Teamsters Local Union 500

6 - John Morris - President Local Union 115

7 - Thomas P. Byron - Secretary Treasurer of Local 326 - Didn't find any information about involvement with the mob, but he was the secretary treasurer of Frank Sheeran, so probably has links with some individuals.

8 - William Johnson - President Local 469

9 - Wilfred Wilson - Secretary-Treasurer of Local 513

10 - Arthur Dunkenfield - President of Local 161 - Former bodyguard of Jimmy Hoffa during the 1960s.

11 - Louis Buttone - President of Local 107 - Indicted with Frank Sheeran, Russell Bufalino, and Angelo Bruno in a federal racketeering case, they were accused of conspiring to murder Francis J. Marino, also known as Big Bobby, a 300‐pound Philadelphia labor organizer who died in 1976 after being bludgeoned and shot five times. Frederick John Gawronski was shot to death in the same year in a tavern in New Castle. They were also charged with four attempted murders, arson in the bombing of a hotel in Delaware, arson in the burning of a Teamsters office there, and the embezzlement of $3,780 from their own local to pay for beatings and violent acts. More information here

12 - Thomas Schranck - Secretary of the Department of Labor in Delaware

13 - Toby Ryan - President of Building & Construction Trades of Delaware

14 - Joseph Glimco - President of Teamsters Local Union 777 - Italian-American labor leader and notorious organized crime figure based in Chicago, Glimco earned the reputation of "Chicago's top labor racketeer" during the 1950s. A high-ranking Chicago Teamsters leader described him as the embodiment of the mob, stating, "He is the mob. When he opens his mouth, it's the syndicate talking." Glimco played an active role in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and maintained a close association with Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. As a capo in the Chicago Outfit, an organized crime syndicate, he oversaw the syndicate's labor racketeering endeavors.

Collaborating closely with Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo, who led the Chicago Outfit from 1943 to 1957, and Sam "Momo" Giancana, who led the syndicate from 1957 to 1966, Glimco was deeply entrenched in the criminal activities of the Chicago underworld. A United States Senate committee once asserted that Glimco ran "the nation's most corrupt union." Among his various aliases were Joey Glimco, Tough Guy Glimco, Joseph Glinico, Joseph Glielmi, and Joey Clinco. Additionally, he was known as "Little Tim" Murphy, a reference to Timothy "Big Tim" Murphy, a Chicago mobster and labor racketeer with close ties to the Teamsters, whom the Chicago Outfit feared and ultimately assassinated in 1928.

15 - Emmet Fitzpatrick - District Attorney - After leaving the DA office, Fitzpatrick garnered significant success in federal RICO cases. Notably, he secured the acquittal of Teamsters boss Frank Sheeran in 1980. Fitzpatrick played a crucial role in obtaining the release of Raymond "Long John" Martorano due to prosecutorial misconduct and double jeopardy; however, Martorano later fell victim to a mob hit in 2002. In the 1990s, Fitzpatrick also achieved acquittals for mobsters Gaeton Lucibello and Luigi "Gino" Tripodi. Furthermore, he served as a lead attorney in cases and appeals related to mob boss Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino.

16 - James Hoffa - Former IBT President

17 - James Hoffa Jr - American labor leader and attorney, having served as the tenth General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He is the son of Jimmy Hoffa. Initially elected in 1998, Hoffa was subsequently re-elected in 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016 to five-year terms. In 2018, he was elected chair of the Road Transport Section of the International Transport Workers' Federation during its quadrennial Congress in Singapore. Hoffa holds the distinction of being the second-longest serving General President of the Teamsters Union, following Dan Tobin, who served from 1907 to 1952. His final term as General President concluded in 2022.

18 - Alfonso "Al" Abruzzi - President of Teamsters Local Union 773

19 - Joseph DiRenzo - Business Agent of Local 7 of Bricklayers

20 - Raymond Hemmert - President of City Firefighters Local 22

21 - Robert F. Simone - Counselor-at-law

22 - E.W. Nick Craggs - Business Representative of Iron Workers Local 401

23 - Harry Whitey Anderson - Business Manager of Wharf & Dock Builders Local 454

24 - C. Joseph O'Donoghue - District Agent of Operating Engineers Local 542

25 - Robert Walsh - Business Agent of Operating Engineers Local 542

26 - Michael E. Wallace - Deputy to the Mayor of Philadelphia

27 - John Mostiller - Business Representative of Roofers Union Local 30

28 - Thomas J. Magrann - Business Representative of Roofers Union Local 30

29 - Frank Sheeran - President of Teamsters Local Union 326

30 - Leroy Burroughs - Business Manager of Laborers District Council

31 - James J. O'Neill - Business Manager of Plumbers Local 690 - Indicted in 1977 on charges of accepting $88,000 in kickbacks, evading income taxes, and filing false statements.

32 - Charles Gallagher - President of the Fraternal Order of Police

33 - Henry P. Fornara - Business Manager of Electricians Local 38

34 - James F. Jordan Jr - Business Manager of Riggers & Machinery Local 161