Helen Giuliani
| Helen Giuliani | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Helen D'Avanzo September 26, 1909 Brooklyn, NY, U.S. |
| Died |
September 8, 2002 (aged 92) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place |
St. John Cemetery (Queens), Queens, NY, U.S. 40°42′57″N 73°52′04″W / 40.715695°N 73.867669°W |
| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Mother of New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani |
| Spouse(s) | Harold Giuliani (m. May 5, 1939) |
| Children | Rudy Giuliani (b. 1944) |
| Parent(s) |
Louis D'Avanzo (1898–1957) Adelena D'Avanzo (1901–1968) [1] |
Helen Giuliani (née D'Avanzo; September 26, 1909 – September 8 2002) was the mother of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.[2]
Early life
Helen Giuliani (née D'Avanzo) was born in Brooklyn, on Sept. 26, 1909, to Luigi (Louis) and Adelena D'Avanzo.[3] Her father, a barber who had emigrated from Avellino Italy,[3] died in 1925, leaving her mother to raise her and her six siblings. Helen and her siblings were raised Roman Catholic.[3]
She met Harold Giuliani, a plumber and bartender, at a party in 1929 or 1930;[3] They married in 1936, and had one child: Rudy Giuliani, in 1944. The family lived in East Flatbush, Brooklyn until Harold died of prostate cancer in 1981,[4] after which time Helen moved to Manhattan's Upper East Side.
She was featured in a television commercial to promote her son in the 1993 Mayoral Election.[4]
References
- ↑ The New York Daily News, Sunday, May 11, 1997;
- ↑ The New York Times, Monday September 9, 2002;
- 1 2 3 4 Barrett, Wayne Rudy!: An Investigative Biography Of Rudy Giuliani, Basic Books; ISBN 0465005241, ISBN 978-0465005246
- 1 2 The New York Daily News, Monday, September 9, 2002
- Giuliani, Rudolph W. Leadership, Hyperion; ISBN 0786868414, ISBN 978-0786868414
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