Julio Gallo was one of the founders of the E & J Gallo Winery

E & J Gallo Winery

E & J Gallo Winery was founded in 1933 by Ernest Gallo and Julio Gallo in Modesto, California. E & J Gallo Winery is the largest exporter of California wines and is a large promoter of wines from Sonoma County.-History:...

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Biography

He was born on March 21, 1910 in Oakland, California

Oakland, California

Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...

 to Joseph Gallo, Sr. He had two brothers: his partner in the wine business, Ernest Gallo

Ernest Gallo

Ernest Gallo was the American co-founder of the E & J Gallo Winery. He was ranked 297th on the 2006 Forbes 400 list of billionaires. With his brother they founded the E.&J...

; and his youngest brother, Joseph Edward Gallo

Joseph Edward Gallo

Joseph Edward Gallo was the brother of Ernest Gallo and Julio Gallo and owner of Joseph Gallo Farms, a producer of cheeses.-Biography:...

. Joseph Gallo, Sr. died in a murder-suicide

Murder-suicide

A murder–suicide is an act in which an individual kills one or more other persons before or at the same time as killing himself or herself. The combination of murder and suicide can take various forms, including:...

 when he shot his wife and then took his own life. He grew up near Modesto, California

Modesto, California

Modesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California....

 and graduated in 1929 from Modesto High School

Modesto High School

Modesto High School is a high school in Modesto, California, U.S.A. It offers the International Baccalaureate Program, and was the first public school to do so in the Central Valley of California.Modesto High School is the oldest high school in Modesto....

. He married Aileen (1913–1999) and they had: Robert J. Gallo, and Susan Gallo Coleman.

He died on May 2, 1993 when the vehicle he was driving veered off a dirt road on his ranch near Tracy, California

Tracy, California

Tracy is the second most populated city in San Joaquin County, California, United States and an exurb of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 82,922 at the 2010 census.-History:...

. The cause of death was a cervical spine fracture and partial dislocation caused by the blunt-force trauma of the crash.
He was not wearing his seat belt and was killed instantly.

External links

• Gallo Family Vineyards
• Henderson, Bruce, with Ernest and Julio Gallo. Ernest & Julio: Our Story. Times Books, 1994