Julio Gallo (March 21, 1910 – May 2, 1993) was one of two of the founders of the E & J Gallo Winery.[1]
Julio Gallo | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 21, 1910 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 1993 (aged 83) Tracy, California, U.S. |
| Known for | Founder of E & J Gallo Winery |
Biography
editHe was born on March 21, 1910, in Oakland, California to Joseph Gallo, Sr. He had two brothers: his partner in the wine business, Ernest Gallo; and his youngest brother, Joseph Edward Gallo. Joseph Gallo, Sr. died in a murder-suicide when he shot his wife and then took his own life.[1] Julio grew up near Modesto, California[2] and graduated in 1929 from Modesto High School. He married Aileen (1913–1999) and they had: Robert J. Gallo, and Susan Gallo Coleman.[1]
He died on May 2, 1993, when the vehicle he was driving veered off a dirt road on his ranch near Tracy, California. The cause of death was a cervical spine fracture and partial dislocation caused by the blunt-force trauma of the crash.[1]
Awards and honors
edit- 1989 – Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement[3]
- 2006 – Hospitality Industry Hall of Honor, Conrad N. Hilton College, Hilton University of Houston[4]
Further reading
edit- Gallo Family Vineyards Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Henderson, Bruce, with Ernest and Julio Gallo. Ernest & Julio: Our Story. Times Books, 1994[ISBN missing]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Eric Pace (May 4, 1993). "Julio Gallo, 83, Wine Industrialist, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ Pace, Eric (May 3, 1993). "Julio Gallo, 82, Wine Industrialist, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ "Hospitality Industry Hall of Honor Inductees". Hilton College.