Gaspar DiGregorio [SEP] cause of death
of lung cancer at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Smithtown, New York. He is buried in Saint Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York.
Further reading.
- Bernstein, Lee. "The Greatest Menace: Organized Crime in Cold War America". Boston: UMass Press, 2002.
- Bonanno, Bill. "Bound by Honor: A Mafioso's Story". New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999.
- Bonanno, Joseph. "A Man of Honor: The Autobiography of
Gaspar DiGregorio
Gaspar or Gaspare DiGregorio (1905 – June 11, 1970) was a New York mobster and a high-ranking member of the Bonanno crime family who was a key figure in the "Banana War".
A caporegime in the Bonanno family, DiGregorio had aspirations of becoming consigliere. However, family boss Joseph "Joe Bananas" Bonanno made his son Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno consigliere, leaving hard feelings with DiGregorio. In 1964, fearful for his life, Joe Bonanno disappeared from New York. After