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Genovese was born in January 6, 1911 and died April 10, 2010. From Gene Banning's list of 8/31/00: "... prom to capt 4/43."  left to right Al Gingiss, Tony Mercede and Gen (Courtesy of Gen Genovese)  Gen Genovese  left to right Al Gingiss, Spitfire and Tony Mercede Al, Tony and Gen were given babys leopard's after the mother was killed on a hunt. Gingiss' leopard was Margot, Mercede's was Susie-Q and Gen's was Spitfire. Spitfire was the only one to survive into adulthood. Gen says that as an adult, Spitfire would put his paws on his shoulder's and lick his face. Spitfire was later given to a Zoo. (Courtesy of Gen Genovese) Hard to find, but worth the read. Here's what the front and back of the dust jacket looks like.   and here is Gen's inscription to me.   La Martinique 57 West 57th Street New York 08-19-1943 left to right Tony Mercede, Birdie R (Al's sister), Saul (Short Snorter) Freedman, Doris Greenberg, AJG - Ding How (Hoa) 12 and up, Murray Satin, Mitzi (smuggled tangerenes) Satin, Gen Genovese - Compa! and Sid Zalengold PVT (yardbird) (Photo Courtesy of Tony Mercede's daughter, Marianne Mercede Cowden)   From: josephine vanwickel vanwickeljosephine@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2022 1:05 PM To: pepperbud@pobox.com Subject: Capt Gen Genovese I am one of the many nieces of Gen Genovese. I live in Daytona Beach and was born in 1942. He was born in Canarsie a section Brooklyn, New York one of five children to a couple from Trapani Italy Oldest brother was a Monsignor and pastor of a Catholic Church for 56 years . My mom was his only sister, two other brothers - all grew up speaking only Italian at home. My grandparents never learned to speak english. My uncle was always an achiever, wrote books, produced a play that opened on broadway in 1951, was a writer for Maj Del Conroy Flying Tiger TV series in the 50's. He was a consultant on Baa Baa Black Sheep with Bob Conrad. He was born Caspar Genova, of Italian immigrants. He loved to fly!!! Rt Rev Vincent O Genova Salvator Genova Caspar Genova Josephine Genova Frank Genova Josephine Van Wickel vanwickeljosephine@gmail.com Same day... I think it's wonderful,I tried to get a copy of his book for my grandchildren-It's a legacy I would like them to remember and pass on. Uncle Gen had a very exciting , colorful life.I thank you for all you do .I live in a an old condo built in 1963 on the water in Florida with bomb shelters in our basement and a memorial bulletin board to honor WW11 military who still live here. Here's an article about a resident owner. History and six degrees of separation always amazes me. Regards, Thank you again Josephine Ending the day with... I do believe very strongly, in six degrees -- it keeps showing up when you least expect it. I'm alone and new to this area-I will welcome any connections . Our family is very large and scattered all over the USA. I forgot to mention our family tree, Gen's siblings (3) had nineteen children. My branch from his only sister produced eight children and baby brother Frank also had eight children. My best to you...  or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distribution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, know. Thanks! |
