13 things about Highland Park, Illinois’s Sam Crimo

Who was Sam Crimo?

Salvatore “Sam” Crimo was an Italian-American property master from Highland Park, Illinois, United States. He was born in Italy.

Crimo was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He finished 8th grade in elementary school.
2. He was 10 years older than his wife Rose Crimo.
3. She and Rose have three sons and one daughter together.
4. On December 11, 1923, Rose gave birth to their first son Anthony “Jock” Crimo.
5. On June 5, 1925, Rose gave birth to their second son Samuel Joseph “Chubby” Crimo in Illinois.
6. On January 5, 1927, Rose gave birth to their only daughter Yolanda Elizabeth Crimo.
7. On December 23, 1929, Rose gave birth to their third son Robert Eugene “Bob” Crimo.
8. In 1935, he and Rose moved to Highland Park.
9. In 1964, his grandson Robert Eugene “Bob” Crimo Jr. was born.
10. On April 11, 1988, his wife Rose died in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA at age 83.
11. On February 11, 1993, he turned 97.
12. On August 10, 1993, he died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.
13. On July 4, 2022, his great-grandson Robert Eugene “Bobby” Crimo III fatally shot seven people and wounded 48 others in Highland Park.