Apr 18, 1997 · Vic C. Maceo GALVESTON—Vic C. Maceo, 93, passed away in his home on Friday, April 18,1997. A funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, 1997, at Satxed Heart …

Decades after his family controlled Galveston’s liquor and gambling, 89-year-old Vic Maceo is clinging to his gangster past—and to his pistol.

Jan 25, 2007 · GALVESTON - After saving about 400 people in 40 years as a lifeguard, Vic Maceo will retire next week from his job as commander of the Galveston Beach Patrol.

Brief Life History of Vito When Vito Maceo was born on 13 July 1903, in Cefalù, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, his father, Vincenzo "Vincent" Maceo, was 38 and his mother, Concetta Sanzone, was 36. He had at …

Vic A. “Gigolo” Maceo posing in front of the Hollywood Dinner Club where he started in the family business as a roulette dealer. How did two Italian immigrants help transform Galveston, the island …

The Maceo Organization, also known as the Maceo Syndicate or Maceo crime family, was a criminal organization, that ran Galveston, Texas politically and criminally throughout most of Galveston's …

Jan 16, 2015 · To hear Vic Maceo Jr. tell the story, his family’s Galveston syndicate — high-class restaurants flowing with liquor during Prohibition, gambling clubs and prostitution ­— was not a mafia.

Helped operate the gambling empire for the Maceo family,with his uncles, Sam & Rosario (Rose) in Galveston, Texas. The Balinese Room was the mecca for such stars as: Sinatra, …

Jan 2, 2024 · While the Maceo family brought glamour and prosperity to the island, the Fertittas (Vic & Anthony Fertitta) inherited what was left but faced a decline in public support and a Texas Ranger …

Apr 7, 2025 · ABC13 received a tip that Chilean lifeguards were housed in the Stewart Beach Pavilion. Park Board leaders say media attention prompted an investigation that could cost the beach patrol …