b'IN MEMORY Vincent N. PompoNovember 21, 1926July 14, 2020Vincent N. Pompo, industry leaderdistributors in the industry at that time.and tile and stone distributor, passedVince was a proud Roman Catholic, away in his sleep, July 14, 2020. HeandaproudWorldWarIINavy was 93 years old.Veteran who was assigned to the USS PompowasthefatherofDonatoPlunkett DD431 Destroyer during his Pompo, founder of Ceramic Tile andtour in protecting our troops.StoneConsultants,andUniversityVince was an avid hunter. He would ofCeramicTileandStone,whogotoSteamboatSprings,Colo.,to expressedsadnessatthelossofhishuntelkeveryyearwithhisbuddy father, and pride in his dad and hisand fellow distributor Dick Sokol. He accomplishments.huntedin Alaskaanumberoftimes BorninLos Angeles,Calif.,tohiswhere he got caribou, bear, and other Italian immigrant parents from Naplesgame.Hewasalsoabigfisherman, andPescara,Italy,hegrewupinafishing for salmon, tuna, and marlins.toughneighborhoodandperseveredHe was always a major supporter of tobecomingasuccessfulbusiness- the tile industry and stayed very involved man. He was one of the founders of thein growing the industry in many ways. Ceramic TileDistributors AssociationHe will be missed, but he will be (CTDA), was the 3rd CTDA president,remembered for his accomplishments and he was inducted into the CTDAand his devotion to his family.Hall of Fame. Vince is survived by Donato Pompo Vincestartedhiscareerintheand his wife Tricia and their two sons; tilebusinessunloadingboxcarsatbyhisdaughterLesahMutscheller GladdingMcBean,themanufacturerand her two children and two grand-of Franciscan Tile and Dinnerware. Hechildren;andbyhisdaughterLinda worked his way up from warehouse toPerrenoud and her four children and sales, eventually becoming a sales man- her 10 grandchildren.ager. In 1975 he started SouthwesternDue to the corona virus, the memo-Tile & Marble Company in San Diego,rialispostponedtoafuturedateto Calif.,thatbecameoneofthelarg- be determined. The family is and will est and most successful importers andcontinue to celebrate his life.98TileLetter | September 2020'