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BARSOCCHINI Reno
Born Reno Rinato Eddie Barsocchini.
Date of birth : October 12, 1915, San Francisco, California.
Date of death : November 26, 1986, San Francisco, California.
His parents were both born in Italy and had emigrated to the USA on February 26, 1915 (
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) on the "SS Dante Alighieri" from Genova, Italy.Amelia Lombardi (December 8, 1891, Lucca, Italy-May 1978, San Francisco) and Alessandro Barsocchini (December 13, 1888, Lucca, Italy-June 2, 1969, San Francisco) married in Lucca, Italy on January 10, 1915.
He had two sisters Lena (April 24, 1912, San Francisco-December 30, 1965, San Francisco) and Rena Theresa (October 13, 1916, San Francisco-June 29, 1992, San Francisco).
Engaged in the US Navy during WWII.
Registration card October 16, 1940
In the 1930's he played base-ball with the San Francisco Seals.
He worked as a waiter for the DiMaggio's family restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf, the "Joe DiMaggio's
Grotto" (
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) and became a faithful friend of Joe DiMaggio.He had his own bar, downtown, the "Reno Barsocchini's" (
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) and ran DiMaggio's restaurant.With his wife Catherine Patricia "Pat" Ann Kelly (September 14, 1921, Michigan-February 15, 2011, San Francisco) they had 2 daughters Nancy Ann (born August 19, 1947, San Francisco) and Rena Marie (born April 27, 1952).
January 14, 1954 he was Joe's best man for his marriage with Marilyn
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October 6, 1954, he accompanied Joe who left the house he shared with Marilyn, located 508 North Palm
Drive, after she had announced their separation
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Badge from the San Francisco Police League 
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