Great Timeline... he definitely had a fast track to stardom:

July of 1977 Massino was made into the Bonanno family and was placed in Philip "Philly Lucky" Giaccone´s crew.

July 12, 1979 Bonanno family boss Carmine Galante was murdered in Joe & Mary's Italian-American Restaurant at 205 Knickerbocker Ave.

July 22, 1979 Massino became a capo

Two years between being "made" and being "a capo"....