Mario Merola (February 1, 1922 - October 27, 1987) was a member of the New York City Council from 1964 to 1971 and the Bronx County District Prosecutor from 1972 to 1987.
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Merola was born on February 1, 1922 to an Italian immigrant in the Woodlawn neighborhood of the Bronx. His father is a barber, while his mother is a garment industry worker. Merola went to public school in the Bronx and graduated from New York University, where she played half an hour on the campus football team. He enrolled in the United States Army Corps Air Force in 1941 and became a combat navigator, flying a total of 55 missions to the territory under Nazi occupation in Europe. He eventually returned to New York and obtained a law degree from the Law School of New York University in 1948.
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Careers
Merola's career in public service began in 1957, when he began work as a lawyer for the New York City Department of Investigation. In May 1960, he was employed as an assistant district attorney for the Bronx District Prosecutor's office, and tried the case there until 1964.
New York City Council
He was elected Democrat to the New York City Council in November 1963, and was re-elected twice, representing the Bronx from January 1964 to December 1972.
Bronx County District Attorney
Merola was first elected as Bronx District Attorney in November 1971, and re-elected three times, serving a total of 15 years until his death in October 1987. Merola has a reputation for political independence and bluntly during his time as a District Attorney. Merola was also able to attract bipartisan support during his election campaign; he received Republican and Liberal Party support during his final campaign for re-election before he died.
Merola demanded a number of high-profile cases, the most famous of which was the case of "Son of Sam", where he succeeded in punishing David Berkowitz for several murders and giving him life in prison for his crimes. Another important case during his tenure was the prosecution of former US Labor Minister Raymond J. Donovan on allegations that he stole $ 7.4 million from a subway construction project. Donovan, a Republican, was finally released, and accused Merola of demanding it on political grounds.
Merola's office is responsible for the prosecution of a white police officer for the death of Eleanor Bumper's shooting at his apartment, a 66-year-old black woman with a history of mental illness. The officer was later released.
Personal life and death
Merola married Tullia Palermo in 1949, and they have three children: Michael, Elizabeth, and Marilou.
On October 27, 1987, Merola had a massive stroke, and collapsed on the dining room floor of her home in Woodlawn. She was taken to the Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, where she died of cerebral hemorrhage, less than 12 hours after the stroke. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.
Legacy
At Merola's funeral, Mayor Edward Koch said that he intended to change the name of the Bronx Court Building to the Mario Merola House in his honor, and the naming was done in February 1988.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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