I’d go with Tom DiBella; He may not have been the official boss of the Colombo’s but he ran the family for Persico for years and he died in his old age.
Guy was mostly legit; and was allowed to retire...
Tom DiBella is my choice. He was a old school guy; and low key.
He was better then Persico; and Colombo. Profaci ran the family for 30 years but he was not a good boss to his men.
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As far as acting bosses, I agree with you on Tommy Di Bella. He was a very old school guy, knowledgable about CN and loyal as a MF'er. For that matter probably the single best acting leader was Vinny Aloi. Almost universally loved by the membership, he was a very capable guy and well respected by ALL the other families. Not greedy, he was a wealthy guy in his own right.
In fact I've been told by several top members of that borgata (old time guys in fact) that he was the "most well versed" guy as far as the "rules" of Cosa Nostra went. He was taught very well by his dad Buster and was long sought after to head that Family. If he had, the Colombo's would have been on a much different trajectory than they ended up on.
