I just finished reading Family Secrets and Frank Jr talks about how in Chicago they never brought their kids into the life like in NY or the other families out east. Frank Jr being an exception to the rule. So, that’s a good strategy from a blood family perspective but obviously has led to a lot of attrition in the Outfit family.
"It wasn't very good parsley to begin with, and then the cat went and peed on it." -Sicilian proverb
