Uncle Angelo

Angelo on the right

Angelo Giancolo was Nonno's first cousin (and one of 21 children). Of course not all survived, but the Brindisi native was the son of Angelina who was the sister of our Great Grandfather, Vito Cafueri.  Like Nonno, Angelo apprenticed as a barber.  He went onto serve in the Navy prior to WWI and would marry and have two children. He came to the United States in the 1920s, and like many Italians, he left his family behind until he could establish himself in the new world.

As fate would have it, Angelo's wife died, and other than a visit after WWII,  the children never rejoined their father in America. Nonetheless, Angelo had a barbershop in Woodside on Roosevelt Ave, and Ada Monetti fondly remembers getting haircuts with her only American relative.  He had a special chair for children, told many stories and would give his male customers the hot towel treatment.

Nonno and Angelo head for Italy

In Italy with Angelo

A good uncle, he always had chocolate for his nieces and spent Christmas, Easter and many Sundays with the Cafueri's.  He often played cards with Nonno, Nonni's Mother and the other family barber, Manuelo.   Angelo even gave the Cafueri's their first dog when they lived in Manhattan.  Unfortunately, Lucky didn't live up to his name, and because he barked at night, the black and white spotted beagle was put up for adoption with another family.

He died in the 1950s and eventually Nonni lost contact with Angelo's second wife, Betty.

Angelo and Ada