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Joaquin County
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EUGENE WILLIAM DELUCCHI
An enterprising and successful
businessman who was born and reared in San Joaquin County, Eugene W. Delucchi
was born near Lodi, California, June 13, 1893, a son of Antone and Marie (Stadino) Delucchi, both natives
of Italy and both still living. His
father came to California when sixteen years of age and for forty-five years
was engaged in agricultural and horticultural pursuits in the Lodi district and
was well and favorably known in that section, being among the early settlers of
the county. He is now located in Oakland
and is engaged in the nursery business.
Mr. and Mrs. Delucchi are the parents of six children: Louise, Eugene W., Louis, Mary, Lizzie and
Albina.
Eugene W. was educated in the
grammar schools of Stockton; later took a business course at Heald’s Business
College. He spent his boyhood days on
his father’s farm near Lodi and helped with the farm work. On completing his education he was employed
by the Wells Fargo Company for two years; then engaged in the real estate
business in Stockton for two years, gaining a thorough knowledge of land and
land values in San Joaquin County; he next worked for Jacob-Malcolm and Burtt Company of San Francisco, one of the largest fruit
distributing firms in San Francisco and gained valuable knowledge of the fruit
distributing industry. On returning to
Stockton he formed a partnership in the fruit buying business with Emil J.
Campodonico and they represent the J. C. Richardson Company of Los Angeles,
fruit and produce brokers; also B. F. Pearce of Seattle. Besides attending to their growing business,
they farm 600 acres to barley in the Sutter Basin, and are also interested in
real estate transactions in Stockton. In
1919 Mr. Delucchi farmed 250 acres in beans on Delta lands.
Fraternally Mr. Delucchi is past
grand sachem Stockton Lodge of Red Men; a member of the Stockton Lodge of Elks
and the Native Sons of the Golden West.
He is among the progressive young businessmen of his district and enjoys
the full confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1431-1432. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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