Aside from the shit he may have done, you gotta give the guy some credit. He did his time like a man, and unlike all the guys who were flipping, he kept his mouth shut. That's one of the only good things about the Gotti's, they stay true to omertà. They are amazing soldiers, maybe even capo's, higher than that, not so much. 30 years, that's over a third of his life more than likely. That's loyalty. These days your coworkers would be all nice to you one minute, then sell you out if it meant looking bad in front of the boss. This guy did 30 years and didn't sell out anybody. 30 years of life is more valuable than any amount of money, rich old men would give almost everything they have for 30 more years of life. Time is valuable.