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| term_start= January 10, 1979
| term_start= January 10, 1979
| term_end=January 6, 1990
| term_end=January 6, 1990
| preceded=Jose C. "Pepe" Martin, Jr.]] (1954–1978)
| preceded=[[J. C. Martin, Jr.]] (1954–1978)
| succeeded=Saul N. Ramirez, Jr. (1990–1997)
| succeeded=Saul N. Ramirez, Jr. (1990–1997)
| birth_date=September 16, 1913
| birth_date=September 16, 1913
'''Aldo J. Tatangelo, Sr.''' (September 16, 1913 – March 7, 2008) was a [[mayor]] of [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]], [[Texas]], who served from 1978 to 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.laredo.tx.us/History/Mayors_History.pdf|title=History of Laredo Mayors|format=PDF|publisher=City of Laredo|accessdate=August 13, 2014}}</ref> He is often credited with having obtained the paving of the large majority of Laredo streets, some of which were being resurfaced even on the day of Tatangelo's death.<ref name=lmtgarza/>
'''Aldo J. Tatangelo, Sr.''' (September 16, 1913 – March 7, 2008) was a [[mayor]] of [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]], [[Texas]], who served from 1978 to 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.laredo.tx.us/History/Mayors_History.pdf|title=History of Laredo Mayors|format=PDF|publisher=City of Laredo|accessdate=August 13, 2014}}</ref> He is often credited with having obtained the paving of the large majority of Laredo streets, some of which were being resurfaced even on the day of Tatangelo's death.<ref name=lmtgarza/>
Tatangelo succeeded the scandal-plagued administration of Mayor Jose Claude "Pepe" Martin, Jr., who, like Martin's father before him, exerted vast powers as a south Texas political boss, known as a patron. He accrued vast wealth in land, [[petroleum]], and [[cattle]].<ref name=cbsreports/>
Tatangelo succeeded the scandal-plagued administration of Mayor [[J. C. Martin, Jr.]], known as Pepe" Martin, who, like Martin's father before him, exerted vast powers as a south Texas political boss, known as a patron. He accrued vast wealth in land, [[petroleum]], and [[cattle]].<ref name=cbsreports/>
Son Aldo Tatangelo, Jr. (April 2, 1945 – May 25, 2010), of Laredo proclaimed that his father "set Laredo free and changed how people thought. He pointed the city in a new direction and wanted it to be open and prosperous." Previously, he noted, that many in Laredo were "fearful of doing the wrong thing or of getting fired if they voted for the wrong person or if they said or did the wrong thing."<ref name=tdeath>"Aldo Tatangelo dies", ''Laredo Morning Times'', March 8, 2008, p. 1.</ref> In this sense, "wrong" meant taking a position counter to that of the former power elite.
Son Aldo Tatangelo, Jr. (April 2, 1945 – May 25, 2010), of Laredo proclaimed that his father "set Laredo free and changed how people thought. He pointed the city in a new direction and wanted it to be open and prosperous." Previously, he noted, that many in Laredo were "fearful of doing the wrong thing or of getting fired if they voted for the wrong person or if they said or did the wrong thing."<ref name=tdeath>"Aldo Tatangelo dies", ''Laredo Morning Times'', March 8, 2008, p. 1.</ref> In this sense, "wrong" meant taking a position counter to that of the former power elite.
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