Julio Gallo (March 21, 1910 – May 2, 1993) was one of two of the founders of the

E & J Gallo Winery E & J Gallo Winery is a winery and distributor headquartered in Modesto, California. It was founded in 1933 by Ernest Gallo and Julio Gallo, and is the largest exporter of California wines. E & J Gallo Winery is the largest family-owned wine ...

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He was born on March 21, 1910, in

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to Joseph Gallo, Sr. He had two brothers: his partner in the wine business,

Ernest Gallo Ernest J. Gallo (March 18, 1909March 6, 2007) was an American businessman and philanthropist. Gallo co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery in Modesto, California. Early life Gallo was born on March 18, 1909, in Jackson, California.Joseph Edward Gallo Joseph Edward Gallo (September 11, 1919 – February 17, 2007) was an American businessman, brother of Ernest Gallo and Julio Gallo, and owner of Joseph Gallo Farms, a producer of cheeses. Biography He was born on September 11, 1919, in Antioch, ...

. Joseph Gallo, Sr. died in a murder-suicide when he shot his wife and then took his own life. Julio grew up near

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and graduated in 1929 from

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. He married Aileen (1913–1999) and they had: Robert J. Gallo, and Susan Gallo Coleman. He died on May 2, 1993, when the vehicle he was driving veered off a dirt road on his ranch near

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. The cause of death was a cervical spine fracture and partial dislocation caused by the blunt-force trauma of the crash.

Awards and honors

*1989 – Golden Plate Award of the

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*2006 – Hospitality Industry Hall of Honor, Conrad N. Hilton College, Hilton University of Houston

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallo, Julio 1910 births 1993 deaths American people of Italian descent Wine merchants 20th-century American businesspeople Gallo family

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