HTownJen

Vince Charles DePaul was my great uncle. He was my grandfather's brother. His wife's name was Connie. They were my godparents. They actually sold the restaurant, but not the recipe, after "Vince" (the family called him Charlie) had a heart attack. The new owners just claimed to have the recipe. And the sale contract required that the new owners change the name of the restaurant after one year. CHarlie and Connie moved out to the country, and It took a few years before our family discovered they were still using the name. We got them to shut it down (that was in the 90s). Vince was a twin and was born in Palermo, Italy. My grandfather was the oldest child. The famiy first lived in Philadelpha. Someone here said something about New York. They never lived in New York. I don't remember the sign saying New York, but I was a kid. I only remember it saying "De Paul's Pizza House." During the depression, Vince's twin brother died. The family then moved to Bryan, Texas, where other family members lived, and they became farmers. You may recall, that when you walked in the door there was a large oval-shaped bevelled glass framed photo on the wall of baby burried in white lace - that was me (christening photo). And I have their sauce recipe