Trade Regrets: Ralph Zumpano

On August 1, NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino got in touch with the following news:

Ralph Zumpano passed away on July 22 at the age of 92.  

He worked in the Kenosha, Wisconsin, LeBlanc plant most of his professional career. Ralph married Vito Pascucci’s sister and was alongside Vito from the very beginning of the opening of LeBlanc in the United States in 1947. Over his long career Ralph held many positions, becoming Vito’s right-hand man, overseeing production within the factory and helping to establish new products. Ralph’s friendship with Vito goes back to the years before World War II when Vito’s brothers ran a music store, which is where Vito learned to repair musical instruments. 

To view a clip from Ralph Zumpano’s 2010 NAMM Oral History interview, click here:

https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/ralph-zumpano