and fellow mobster Joseph Grisafe, and he was slain in retaliation. Marcello's mother, Irene Flynn (later Irene Marcello, and later Irene Marcello Evans), was of Irish descent. She died in mid-February 2009, less than two weeks after her son James Marcello was sentenced to life in prison. Marcello has been married to Sandra Marcello since the early 1960s and has three children with her, Samuel, James Marcello, Jr., Rocco, and had two daughters Debbie and Mary from a minor affair "which Marcello never known" and eight grandchildren including his grandson Jimmy Marcello Jr. Marcello also had a mistress for more than two decades who took his last name and testified for the prosecution in the Family Secrets trial. Connie Marcello told jurors in 2007 that James Marcello had given her thousands of dollars a month in cash. In addition, Marcello's sister, Ann, is married to William Galioto, a former police officer who has been listed as a lieutenant on the Chicago Crime Commission's organizational chart of Chicago organized crime. In 1995, William Galioto, Ann Galioto, and William Galioto's son, Sam Galioto, were denied a $5.5 million loan from City of Chicago officials to build a video and movie production center because of city officials' fears that the family might have organized crime ties. See also List of Italian American mobsters List of crime bosses convicted in the 21st century References External links James Marcello Mob Article Archives at thechicagosyndicate.com 1943 births Living people American gangsters of Irish descent American gangsters American gangsters of Italian descent Chicago Outfit bosses Chicago Outfit mobsters American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Inmates of ADX Florence Gangsters sentenced to life imprisonment Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by the United States federal government American people convicted of murder People convicted of murder by the United States federal government People convicted of racketeering