Tombo The Biography of Thomas Anthony DiFillippo

Frank DellaPenna is a graduate of West Chester University The French Carillon School creator of the musical act Cast in Bronze and author of several books.<br />As a musician he performed for the Mass of Pope John Paul II The NBC Today Show Walt Disney World's Epcot and numerous music and renaissance festivals across the U.S. for thirty years.<br />He now spends his time writing and composing music. He lives with his wife Anne in St. Peter's Pennsylvania.<br />More importantly however Tombo and Frank DellaPenna have an interesting family relationship. Frank DellaPenna's grandfather Rocco came to America as a young boy of 16.His immigration was sponsored by Tombo's grandfather Thomas Di Fillippo Sr. who agreed to house the young Rocco until he could support himself financially. Why would Thomas Di Fillippo Sr. do such a thing? It was discovered that Rocco's mother and Thomas Di Fillippo Sr.were brother and sister.