Don and Eleanor Zenner (pictured here in 2019) have strong ties to Washington’s Italian community. Don’s father Frank opened a popular barber shop on South Main Street. Eleanor’s father hailed from Bellosquardo, Campania. Frank Zenner (left) and Louis Spossey in...
John West, Linda West Dickson, Shirley Sorge Blue, Norma West and Bill West (pictured here in 2017) are descendants of two brothers who emigrated from Calabria the late 1800s. James and Santo Alfano settled in Washington, PA, when the railroad company they worked for...
Dr. Charles Tripoli and his wife Rita Gabrielli Tripoli (pictured here in 2017) are descendants of Italian immigrants who settled in Westmoreland County. Charles began his career as a physician in Washington, PA, in 1959. He was one of the city’s first Italian...
Aimono (Amon) Trapuzzano (pictured here in 2017) is the son of Annibale Trapuzzano, a tailor from Calabria. Annibale and his brother Theodore opened a shop on Main Street in Washington, PA, around 1910. More than a century later, the Trapuzzano name remains synonymous...
Sonny Spossey (pictured here in 2019), the grandson of Italian immigrants, was the first Italian American to serve as mayor of Washington, PA. In addition to four terms as mayor, he has served as city treasurer and as a leader of many community boards. The son of a...
