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LAWRENCE L. VENTRE
Among the enterprising businessmen
of the younger generation may be found Lawrence L. Ventre, who is the secretary
of the Monarch Foundry Company, as well as a director and stockholder. A native of Stockton, California, he was born
on November 23, 1892, a son of Augustine and Caroline (Deveggio)
Ventre, the former a native of Italy and the latter
of Angels Camp, Calaveras County, California.
His father was an early settler in Stockton, locating here some forty
years ago; he bought land east of town and engaged in truck farming for many
years, this property now being within the city limits, and he still makes his
home on a portion of this property.
There are seven living children in the family.
Lawrence L. Ventre received his
education in the Fair Oaks grammar school, the Stockton high school and Heald’s
Business College, where he took a commercial course. After finishing school, his first position
was as a bookkeeper for the Cyclone Iron Works and during 1912 entered the
employ of the Monarch Foundry Company, as stenographer and typist; four years
later he became the secretary of the company and through good management and
economy has become a stockholder and director of the company.
Mr. Ventre’s
marriage united him with Miss Katherine Fregulia,
born in Jackson, Amador County, California, a descendant of a pioneer family,
and they have one daughter, Lois Mae.
Fraternally, Mr. Ventre is a member of the Stockton Elks, No. 218; past
commander of the Maccabees; Stockton Lodge of Odd Fellows. He is a charter member of the Progressive
Business Men’s Club, now known as the Exchange Club, and was the seventh man to
join the organization. His ideas are of
a progressive nature and when called upon to support any measure for the
betterment and advancement of his native city and county, he never fails to
respond.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1589. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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