jpotestio@shaw.ca

John Potestio was born in Grimaldi, Italy in 1939 and emigrated to Canada with his family in 1953.  He received his B.A. (University of Western Ontario) in 1963 and M.A. (Lakehead University) in 1970.  In 1973 he studied at the University of Florence.  He is currently a reitred teacher having taught for many years at the secondary and university levels.  He was involved in various capacities in numerous associations including the Dante Aligheri Society, the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association, the Italian Society of Port Arthur, and the Lakehead Social History Institute.  He is the author of several books, the latest being The History of the R.F. Welch (Veltri) Company.  John is married to Alba and has two children, Frank and Rose, and four grandchildren.