Julio Gallo | |
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Born |
Oakland, California, U.S. | March 21, 1910
Died | May 2, 1993
Tracy, California, U.S. | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Founder of E & J Gallo Winery |
Julio Gallo (March 21, 1910 – May 2, 1993) was one of two of the founders of the E & J Gallo Winery. [1]
He 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]