Thomas Gambino, the oldest son of Mafia don Carlo Gambino and a capo of the crime family, died at the age of 94.
The longtime Upper East Side resident died Oct. 3 of natural causes.
Thomas Francis Gambino August 23, 1929 – October 3, 2023) was an Italian-American New York City mobster and a longtime caporegime of the Gambino crime family who successfully controlled lucrative trucking rackets in the New York City Garment District. He was the son of Carlo and Catherine (née Castellano) Gambino. He had three siblings, Joseph, Carl, and Phyllis Gambino Sinatra and was the nephew of Paul Castellano
His father joined the original Mangano crime family during the 1930s, rose to capo and later to underboss. In 1957, Carlo Gambino became boss of what is now called the Gambino crime family. Carlo Gambino became one of the most powerful mobsters in Cosa Nostra history.
Thomas Gambino graduated from Manhattan College in the Bronx and then started working for the Gambino family.
In 1962 Gambino married Tommy Lucchese's daughter Frances Lucchese.
Over 1,000 guests attended the wedding, at which Carlo Gambino presented Lucchese with a $30,000 gift. In return, Lucchese gave Gambino a part of his rackets at Idlewild Airport (now called John F. Kennedy Airport).
Lucchese exercised control over airport management security and all the airport unions. As a team, Lucchese and Gambino now controlled the airport, the Commission, and most organized crime in New York City.
When Tommy Lucchese died in 1967, his interests in the garment industry were passed to Thomas Gambino, forming the basis of Gambino's wealth.
Thomas Gambino also headed the Gambino Medical and Science Foundation, which in 1991 financed the pediatric bone marrow transplant unit at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
He is survived by his wife Frances, 92 and son, Thomas Jr., 63.
The longtime Upper East Side resident died Oct. 3 of natural causes.
Thomas Francis Gambino August 23, 1929 – October 3, 2023) was an Italian-American New York City mobster and a longtime caporegime of the Gambino crime family who successfully controlled lucrative trucking rackets in the New York City Garment District. He was the son of Carlo and Catherine (née Castellano) Gambino. He had three siblings, Joseph, Carl, and Phyllis Gambino Sinatra and was the nephew of Paul Castellano
His father joined the original Mangano crime family during the 1930s, rose to capo and later to underboss. In 1957, Carlo Gambino became boss of what is now called the Gambino crime family. Carlo Gambino became one of the most powerful mobsters in Cosa Nostra history.
Thomas Gambino graduated from Manhattan College in the Bronx and then started working for the Gambino family.
In 1962 Gambino married Tommy Lucchese's daughter Frances Lucchese.
Over 1,000 guests attended the wedding, at which Carlo Gambino presented Lucchese with a $30,000 gift. In return, Lucchese gave Gambino a part of his rackets at Idlewild Airport (now called John F. Kennedy Airport).
Lucchese exercised control over airport management security and all the airport unions. As a team, Lucchese and Gambino now controlled the airport, the Commission, and most organized crime in New York City.
When Tommy Lucchese died in 1967, his interests in the garment industry were passed to Thomas Gambino, forming the basis of Gambino's wealth.
Thomas Gambino also headed the Gambino Medical and Science Foundation, which in 1991 financed the pediatric bone marrow transplant unit at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
He is survived by his wife Frances, 92 and son, Thomas Jr., 63.
Thomas Gambino, the oldest son of Mafia don Carlo Gambino and a capo of the crime family, died at the age of 94.
The longtime Upper East Side resident died Oct. 3 of natural causes.
Thomas Francis Gambino August 23, 1929 – October 3, 2023) was an Italian-American New York City mobster and a longtime caporegime of the Gambino crime family who successfully controlled lucrative trucking rackets in the New York City Garment District. He was the son of Carlo and Catherine (née Castellano) Gambino. He had three siblings, Joseph, Carl, and Phyllis Gambino Sinatra and was the nephew of Paul Castellano
His father joined the original Mangano crime family during the 1930s, rose to capo and later to underboss. In 1957, Carlo Gambino became boss of what is now called the Gambino crime family. Carlo Gambino became one of the most powerful mobsters in Cosa Nostra history.
Thomas Gambino graduated from Manhattan College in the Bronx and then started working for the Gambino family.
In 1962 Gambino married Tommy Lucchese's daughter Frances Lucchese.
Over 1,000 guests attended the wedding, at which Carlo Gambino presented Lucchese with a $30,000 gift. In return, Lucchese gave Gambino a part of his rackets at Idlewild Airport (now called John F. Kennedy Airport).
Lucchese exercised control over airport management security and all the airport unions. As a team, Lucchese and Gambino now controlled the airport, the Commission, and most organized crime in New York City.
When Tommy Lucchese died in 1967, his interests in the garment industry were passed to Thomas Gambino, forming the basis of Gambino's wealth.
Thomas Gambino also headed the Gambino Medical and Science Foundation, which in 1991 financed the pediatric bone marrow transplant unit at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
He is survived by his wife Frances, 92 and son, Thomas Jr., 63.
The longtime Upper East Side resident died Oct. 3 of natural causes.
Thomas Francis Gambino August 23, 1929 – October 3, 2023) was an Italian-American New York City mobster and a longtime caporegime of the Gambino crime family who successfully controlled lucrative trucking rackets in the New York City Garment District. He was the son of Carlo and Catherine (née Castellano) Gambino. He had three siblings, Joseph, Carl, and Phyllis Gambino Sinatra and was the nephew of Paul Castellano
His father joined the original Mangano crime family during the 1930s, rose to capo and later to underboss. In 1957, Carlo Gambino became boss of what is now called the Gambino crime family. Carlo Gambino became one of the most powerful mobsters in Cosa Nostra history.
Thomas Gambino graduated from Manhattan College in the Bronx and then started working for the Gambino family.
In 1962 Gambino married Tommy Lucchese's daughter Frances Lucchese.
Over 1,000 guests attended the wedding, at which Carlo Gambino presented Lucchese with a $30,000 gift. In return, Lucchese gave Gambino a part of his rackets at Idlewild Airport (now called John F. Kennedy Airport).
Lucchese exercised control over airport management security and all the airport unions. As a team, Lucchese and Gambino now controlled the airport, the Commission, and most organized crime in New York City.
When Tommy Lucchese died in 1967, his interests in the garment industry were passed to Thomas Gambino, forming the basis of Gambino's wealth.
Thomas Gambino also headed the Gambino Medical and Science Foundation, which in 1991 financed the pediatric bone marrow transplant unit at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
He is survived by his wife Frances, 92 and son, Thomas Jr., 63.
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