Dominick Critelli was born before the invention of parking meters, masking tape, bubble gum, and chocolate chip cookies.
On his date of birth, April 8, 1921, Warren G. Harding was the newly inaugurated president. Since then, Critelli has seen 18 commanders in chief occupy the White House.
Critelli has seen a great deal.
Beginnings in Italy
Critelli was the first child born to a carpenter and a stay-at-home mom in Tiriolo, a small town in the Calabria region of Italy.
After his first sister was born, his father, who served in the Italian Army during World War I, was able to move the whole family to the United States, when Critelli was 8 years old….