James “Jimmy the Rose” LaRosa

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James “Jimmy the Rose” LaRosa

Birth
Death
1927 (aged 34–35)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section S
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Born in Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, as Vincenzo LaRosa, son of Francesco Paolo LaRosa and Francesca Sinacori, he "Americanized" his given name to James.
According to family history, he emigrated to Pittsburgh where he "fell in with a bad crowd and died young."
Born in Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, as Vincenzo LaRosa, son of Francesco Paolo LaRosa and Francesca Sinacori, he "Americanized" his given name to James.
According to family history, he emigrated to Pittsburgh where he "fell in with a bad crowd and died young."