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GEORGE B. GARIBOTTI
Leaving his native land when a youth
of eighteen years, George B. Garibotti sought the broader opportunities for
advancement offered in the United States and he has won a notable measure of
success which now enables him to live retired from the active cares of
business, his attention being concentrated upon his duties as secretary and
manager of the Italian Club of Stockton.
A native of Italy, he was born in the farming district near Genoa,
September 10, 1868 and his parents accorded him the best educational
opportunities obtainable in that period.
In 1886 in company with five friends he sailed for the United States,
arriving in San Francisco, California, April 3 of that year. He secured employment in a restaurant of that
city and later opened a small restaurant of his own on Broadway, calling it the
Flora de Italia, by which name it has since been known, and it is now one of
the most popular Italian cafes in San Francisco. In 1888 he sold his interest in the
undertaking and came to Stockton, becoming owner of a restaurant at Hunter and
Market streets. In 1900 he revisited his
old home in Italy and on his return to Stockton established the Delmonico
Restaurant on North California Street.
This he successfully conducted for about eight years and then sold,
entering the wholesale liquor business in partnership with William Armanino, at 201 South California Street, as Garibotti
& Company. Later Mr. Garibotti
withdrew from the firm and turned his attention to the buying and selling of
real estate, in which connection his efforts were also rewarded with a
substantial measure of success, but he is now living retired, although he is
serving on the advisory board of the Stockton branch of the Bank of Italy.
Mr. Garibotti has been married
twice. His first wife, Miss Mary
Sanguinetti, a native of Italy, passed away in 1916, leaving three
children: Velora,
Merwin and Bernice.
His second union was with Miss Theresa Francisconi,
who was also born in Italy. Mr.
Garibotti is a charter member of the Ancient Order of Druids, which was
organized in Stockton a quarter of a century ago, and for the past fifteen
years he has served as its treasurer. He
was one of the founders of the Stockton Italian Club, which was organized in
1918 and is now in a very flourishing condition, having 148 members. They maintain attractive clubrooms at the corner
of Main and Sutter streets and the present officers of the club are: Dr. John V. Craviotto, president; A. J. Ferrogiaro, vice-president and treasurer; and George B.
Garibotti, secretary and manager. Mr.
Garibotti is also connected with the Foresters.
He was made an American citizen in 1895 and although he still retains a
deep love for his native country he maintains a still stronger attachment for
the land of his adoption. He stands for
all that is truly American in citizenship, upholding the interests of city,
state and nation, and his cooperation can at all times be counted upon to
further any movement for the general good.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1284-1287. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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