Gaetano Gagliano

Gaetano Gagliano
CM
Gaetano Gagliano CM
Born	August 24, 1917; Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, Italy
Died	April 14, 2016 (aged 98); Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Italian
Citizenship	Canadian
Known for	Founder of St. Joseph Communications
Spouse	Giuseppina Gagliano
Children	10, including Tony Gagliano

Gaetano Gagliano CM (Italian: [ɡaeˈtaːno gaʎˈʎaːno]; August 24, 1917 – April 14, 2016) was an Italian-born Canadian entrepreneur who founded St. Joseph Communications and Salt + Light Television.

Career and family

Gagliano was born in Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, on August 24, 1917,^[1] and immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1956.^[2] He first worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway before launching St. Joseph Communications which eventually became the largest private communications company in Canada.^[2] He and his wife, Giuseppina, had 10 children, including Tony.^[2] Gagliano died on April 14, 2016, at his home in Woodbridge, Ontario, at the age of 98.^[3]

Honours

He was named a Knight of the Order of St. Sylvester in 1992,^[2] and a Member of the Order of Canada in 1998.^[4] He has received honorary doctorates from Canadian Universities. In 2007, he was made a Commander (or Commendatore in Italian) of the Order of the Star of Solidarity from the Government of Italy.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Gaetano Gagliano". Obits for Life. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Csillag, Ron (10 May 2016). "Gaetano Gagliano: Businessman was the patron saint of Canadian media". The Globe and Mail.
^ "To Gaetano Gagliano, the Church came before his business empire". catholicregister.org. 20 April 2016.
^ "Governor General of Canada - Honours / Gaetano Gagliano". February 4, 1998.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Canada Gazette" (PDF).
^ "ONORIFICENZE" (in Italian).^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] "Gaetano Gagliano". Obits for Life. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

[GlobeObit-2] Csillag, Ron (10 May 2016). "Gaetano Gagliano: Businessman was the patron saint of Canadian media". The Globe and Mail.

[3] "To Gaetano Gagliano, the Church came before his business empire". catholicregister.org. 20 April 2016.

[4] "Governor General of Canada - Honours / Gaetano Gagliano". February 4, 1998.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Canada Gazette" (PDF).

[6] "ONORIFICENZE" (in Italian).^{[permanent dead link]}

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