phil as underboss was his undoing. there both in atlantic city whats that a hour 2 a awy from the powerbase. it was kinda in the same time frame as ray patriarca jr in providence. his father dies summer 1984. the nyc commission back him as the boss he picked some real old rhode island guy who died old age in 85 86 then wild bill brasso a new haven ct guy. who may have desreved it cause he had alot on nyc contacts he hid out allie boy persico in hartford for years but they looked over the real power base boston and all its little towns around . ray fucked up should have picked someone from there but he didnt and it cause his downfall. scarfo should have chose someone there after chucky merlino. he broke him and his brother down to soldier then made his nephew who was made into the family like 5 yrs earlier the underboss stupid.