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bar1080

10/08/17 5:53 PM

#127943 RE: bar1080 #127942

Jeesh: That letter was signed "Love & Kisses, Your Dear Dad Alphonse Capone #85," which was his number at Alcatraz.
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janice shell

10/08/17 6:00 PM

#127944 RE: bar1080 #127942

Capone was a character in the HBO show "Boardwalk Empire". As I recall, his first child--I think it was the first--was born disabled. Capone loved him very much. It's not impossible, or perhaps even unusual, for bad people to be decent parents.

Edit: Here we go:

At the age of seven Sonny developed a serious mastoid infection. A high risk factor was attached to the necessary surgery. "I'll give you a hundred thousand dollars if you pull him through," Capone told his doctors, and the boy survived.

Sonny was a shy, introverted child, left partially deaf by his illness. He was quite a contrast to his flamboyant dad. On the boy's 10th birthday, the Capones threw a party for him, inviting 50 of his Catholic school friends. Al, not wanting to offend the already watchful authorities, stipulated that the children must bring signed parental permission slips. Though it may certainly have been curiosity about their infamous neighbor that motivated them, few refused the invitation to this or other Capone gatherings.


https://www.trivia-library.com/c/famous-family-history-al-scarface-capone-children.htm