Joseph Anthony "Joe" Colombo, Sr. (June 16, 1924 – May 22, 1978) was the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the "Five Families" of the Cosa Nostra in New York.
Joseph Colombo, Sr. was born into an Italian American family. His father, Anthony Colombo, was an early member of the Profaci crime family, forerunner of the Colombo family. In 1938, he was found strangled in a car with his mistress.[1] Joe Colombo attended New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn for two years, then dropped out to join the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1945, he was diagnosed with neurosis and discharged from the service. His legitimate jobs included ten years as a longshoreman and six years as a salesman for a meat company.[2] His final job was that of a real estate salesman.[1]
Colombo owned a modest home in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn and a five-acre estate in Blooming Grove, New York.[2] His five children include sons Christopher Colombo, Joseph Colombo Jr. (December 24, 1946 - October 29, 2014)[3] and Anthony Colombo.
Joseph Colombo, Sr. was born into an Italian American family. His father, Anthony Colombo, was an early member of the Profaci crime family, forerunner of the Colombo family. In 1938, he was found strangled in a car with his mistress.[1] Joe Colombo attended New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn for two years, then dropped out to join the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1945, he was diagnosed with neurosis and discharged from the service. His legitimate jobs included ten years as a longshoreman and six years as a salesman for a meat company.[2] His final job was that of a real estate salesman.[1]
Colombo owned a modest home in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn and a five-acre estate in Blooming Grove, New York.[2] His five children include sons Christopher Colombo, Joseph Colombo Jr. (December 24, 1946 - October 29, 2014)[3] and Anthony Colombo.
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