Rudy Izzi was allegedly "retired" or "on the shelf" with the Genovese so he technically wasn't active from all the reports I have read in the NYC papers.
First, being retired and being on the shelf is not necessarily the same thing. A guy can be put on the shelf and still be active in the life, like the Colombo brothers were. I've never heard of Izzi being either retired or on the shelf, but if he was, that doesn't mean he ceased to be a member. Once again, you don't stop being a member until you die or flip.
