Joe Molinaro (pictured here in 2018 with wife Claudia) is the youngest of 12 children born to Salvatore and Vincenzia Molinaro, immigrants from Calabria, who changed the family surname to “Miller.” Salvatore supported the family with a grocery store, a...
Angela Valitutti McVeagh (pictured with niece Christine Stack in 2019) is the daughter of Italian immigrants from Bellosquardo, Campania, who founded restaurants in Washington, including the original Union Grill on East Beau Street. Angela’s father John Valitutti...
Frank “Fuzzy” Mancuso (pictured here with wife Theresa in 2017) is the oldest son of Italian immigrants from Calabria. His father John Mancuso regularly worked two jobs to support the family. Frank performed in rodeos the West End of Washington beginning in his teens....
Joe Mancuso (pictured here in 2017) and his siblings supported their Italian mother after their father died suddenly in 1932. His brother Gus became a renowned boxer. Joe served at D-Day in World War II. Joe Mancuso donated his collection of Italian American...
Frank Insana (pictured here with wife Jean in 2017). Frank grew up on South Street in Washington, a veritable Italian village where families were known for helping one another. Gabriel and Concetta Catanese Insana, who emigrated from Sicily to Washington, in the early...
