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Dominick Cua was the son of Salvatore and Maria Cua, born in Italy in 1890. He served in the Quartermaster’s Corps during World War I. In the 1920s, he operated a billiards hall in downtown Sandusky. Below is a page from his patent for a cue holder that he invented.
Later Mr. Cua ran a lunch room on Fulton Street, and from the 1930s to the 1950s, he was the operator of a concession stand at Battery Park.
As a Veteran of World War I, he was active in the American Legion. This is a medal he wore at an American Legion Convention held in Detroit, Michigan in 1931:
By 1959, Dominick Cua and his family moved to Florida. He died in Broward County, Florida in 1974. He and his wife June were buried at Lauderdale Memorial Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
2 comments:
Small world.
I was born in Sandusky in 1963, when Mr. Cua was still about. I have been living in Italy since 1988, and I’d love to know if I’m again in his neighborhood. Any idea where he was born?
I have a couple of parents, too, but nothing as cool as billiards.
He was born in Catanzaro, Calabria.
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