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Sep 29, 20232 min read
Jack Andrew Gazzo, Sr.
Captain Jack Gazzo, Sr. was the third generation of Gazzo’s in Biloxi after Frank Gazzo immigrated to the United States from Italy in...
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Sep 29, 20232 min read
William Cruso
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, William Cruso migrated to Biloxi in 1904 and, as many children of that era, he began working in a seafood...
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Cruso Canning Company
Cruso Canning Company, also known as C.C. Company, was established in 1918 by William Cruso. The small factory was located on Point Cadet...
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Sep 29, 20232 min read
Margaret “Maggie” Allen Ross
The matriarch of the vast Ross/Allen family was born in Alabama Port, Alabama to George Allen and Rosa Wescovich Allen. But her place in...
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Sep 29, 20232 min read
Gregory “Grego” Taliancich
Gregory Taliancich was one of three children born in Olga, Louisiana to Anthony Taliancich of Vrac, Yugoslavia and Lena Helen Kuluz...
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Sep 29, 20232 min read
George Ross
George Ross was born in Strasbourg, France to George and Emma Therese Holland Ross of Baden-Baden, Germany. Having immigrated to the...
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Sep 29, 20232 min read
Earl Wildon Ross
Born on December 13, 1947 in the old Biloxi Hospital located on the beach, Earl Ross grew up “in the yard” of his grandparents' home on...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read
Dominick Jurich
The Jurich Family at the 1953 Blessing of the Fleet. Domenik Jurac of Bobovisce, Brac, Yugoslavia arrived to the United States aboard the...
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Sep 29, 20232 min read
Vernon Lepre, Sr.
Of Italian and French descent, Vernon J. Lepre, Sr. was born in Biloxi, MS to Armand and Beulah Parker Lepre. At the age of 14, Vernon...
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Sep 28, 20232 min read
Peter Halat, Sr.
The second of three children born to Mardo and Frances Grassi Halat who immigrated from Brac, Yugoslavia, Peter Halat, Sr. was of the...
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Sep 28, 20233 min read
Oduse “Dago” Trahan
Born in Abbeville, Louisiana, Oduse Trahan was one of nine children born to Augustin Trahan and Constance Faulk Trahan. In 1917, the...
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Sep 28, 20232 min read
Harry Gonsoulin
While inducted into the Heritage Hall of Fame for his role as “captain”, Harry Gonsoulin merits recognition for many roles, including...
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Sep 28, 20231 min read
George Duggan
Born December 6, 1869, George Duggan was married to Mary Ella Duggan with whom he had 12 children. Per the 1905 Census, the Duggan family...
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Sep 28, 20232 min read
Anton “Tony” Guich
Anton Guich was born in Dalmatia, Austria to Mr. and Mrs. Christmas Guich. He immigrated to the United States entering the port of New...
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Sep 26, 20232 min read
Anthony "Breezy" Gruich
Anthony “Captain Breezy” Gruich was a boat owner and captain who lived in Biloxi. He made his livelihood shrimping and oystering across...
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Sep 26, 20232 min read
Nikola Hire
Nikola Hire was a boat owner and commercial fisherman who made his life along the Gulf Coast. Throughout his life, Nikola captained a...
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Sep 26, 20232 min read
Henry Phillip Lemmler
Henry Philip Lemmler was a commercial fisherman and business owner who worked on several of the original old Biloxi Schooners. Lemmler...
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Sep 26, 20232 min read
Russell Wayne Glavan
Russell Wayne Glavan is a commercial fisherman and boat captain from Biloxi, Mississippi. Building a career from making trawls, Russell...
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Sep 26, 20232 min read
George Anthony Misko
Captain George Anthony Misko was a versatile citizen of the Gulf Coast, known for his dedication to the seafood industry and remembered...
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Sep 26, 20233 min read
Thomas James Schultz, Sr.
A man of great strength and resilience, Thomas James Schultz Sr. is remembered for his feats of bravery which could have claimed the...
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