Early Life and Roots in Providence

Frank Caprio was born on November 24, 1936, in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, to Italian immigrant parents—Antonio, a fruit peddler and milkman from Teano, Italy, and Filomena from a family originating in Naples, Italy. As the second of three sons, he grew up working as a dishwasher and shoe-shiner while attending public schools. He graduated from Central High School in 1953, where he also won a state wrestling title ( Wikipedia ).

He continued his education at Providence College, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1958. While teaching American government at Hope High School in Providence, he attended night law school at Suffolk University in Boston, ultimately launching a legal career that would define his life. Caprio also

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