voice that broke with emotion, Mayor Angelo J. Rossi protested today his '100 per cent' loyalty to America and told a committee of the California Assembly that his presence before it as a witness was 'based on the damnable lies of irresponsible people'." He had been accused of making fascist salutes at San Francisco Columbus Day celebrations, which he strongly denied. Rossi testified that he removed a picture of Benito Mussolini from his office before the war began. He was defeated for reelection the following year following a rancorous campaign. He died in 1948 and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California. A city park-playground-pool and a street in the Richmond district of San Francisco are named after him. See also Margaret Mary Morgan Edwin Atherton Pete McDonough William J. Quinn References Bibliography Ward, Estolvo, "The Gentle Dynamiter - 1983 Ramparts Press LC# 382-80645 Treasure Island World's Fair - 1939 at www.sfmuseum.net San Francisco General Strike – Request for More Troops – 1934 at www.sfmuseum.org Labor Day Speech Monday, September 4, 1939 1878 births 1948 deaths American Roman Catholics Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California) American people of Italian descent Mayors of San Francisco History of San Francisco California Republicans American anti-communists