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whether they actually could have caused the death. Romeo's arrest, however, is an <br />indication that he may have been very involved in the strike as a union leader. <br />Records dated 1916 and 1918 show that Romeo was operating a second hand store in <br />Louisville. This is believed to have been located on the west side of the 800 block of <br />Front Street, on the property where the Louisville Public Library now stands. <br />Tony and Mary Vita Romeo had fourteen children, eleven of whom survived to <br />adulthood. Based on the fact that the family moved to Denver in 1919, eight of their <br />children are believed to have lived in the house in Louisville. They were: Philippine <br />Island (Phil) (1899-1969); Angelo (1902-1978); Franklin (1904-1968); Nicholas (1905- <br />1973); Christina (b. 1910); Florence (b. 1912); Charles (1915-1953); and Ruth (1917- <br />2002). The following photo shows the Romeo family with all eleven children in the <br />1920s, after the family had moved to Denver: <br />Tony Romeo was a talented musician who passed on his talent and interest to his <br />children. A number of the Louisville Historical Museum's photos of the Romeo children <br />show them performing with instruments. After the family moved to Denver, some of the <br />children became professional musicians and they even had a family band for a time: <br />9 <br />