San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 11/14/2009
EUGENE WILLIAM DELUCCHI
An enterprising and successful business man who was born and reared in San Joaquin County, Eugene W. Delucchi was born near Lodi, Cal., June 13, 1893, a son of Antone and Marie (Stadino) Delucchi, both natives of Italy and both still living. His father came to California when sixteen years of age and for forty-five years was engaged in agricultural and horticultural pursuits in the Lodi district and was well and favorably known in that section, being among the early settlers of the county. He is now located in Oakland and is engaged in the nursery business. Mr. and Mrs. Delucchi are the parents of six children: Louise, Eugene W., Louis, Mary, Lizzie and Albina.
Eugene W. was educated in the grammar schools of Stockton; later took a business course at Heald's Business College. He spent his boyhood days on his father's farm near Lodi and helped with the farm work. On completing his education he was employed by the Wells Fargo Company for two years; then engaged in the real estate business in Stockton for two years, gaining a thorough knowledge of land and land values in San Joaquin County; he next worked for Jacob-Malcolm and Burtt Company of San Francisco, one of the largest fruit distributing firms in San Francisco and gained valuable knowledge of the fruit distributing industry. On returning to Stockton he formed a partnership in the fruit buying business with Emil J. Campodonico and they represent the J.C. Richardson Company of Los Angeles, fruit and produce brokers; also B.F. Pearce of Seattle. Besides attending to their growing business, they farm 600 acres to barley in the Sutter Basin, and are also interested in real estate transactions in Stockton. In 1919 Mr. Delucchi farmed 250 acres in beans on Delta lands.
Fraternally Mr. Delucchi is past grand sachem Stockton Lodge of Red Men; a member of the Stockton Lodge of Elks and the Native Sons of the Golden West. He is among the progressive young business men of his district and enjoys the full confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens.
History of
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
With A
Biographical Review
of
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present
HISTORY BY
George H. Tinkham
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1923
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