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Joseph Vergona III of The Vergona Crane Co. Dies
July 11, 2011
—
Joseph Vergona III, former owner of four-generation family business The Vergona Crane
Co., Englewood, N.J., passed away last week from pancreatic cancer. He was
71.
Out
of high school, Vergona began working for his grandfather, who founded the
business in 1931. In 1981, he took ownership of the company from the family, and
over the next three decades increased the crane fleet from 12 to almost 50.
Vergona cranes were utilized on major projects throughout the region, including
Shea Stadium, the World Trade Center, the New York Jets practice complex, and
the LaGuardia Airport control tower.
His
sons took over the business when Vergona was diagnosed with cancer two years
ago, but he stayed active in the
business.
