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Birth:          12 May 1909 Naples, Italy
Death:          25 May 1986 Rehoboth Beach, Del.
Burial:         King Charles and Laurel Crematory, Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Notes
1930 in Crum Lynne, Delaware Co., Pa. helper auto mfr 
on 1920 census no Teddy but there is an Antonio. I'm fairly confident that "Antonio" is 
Alfred. Teddy is a nickname for Alfred. Consider that his sister Ermanlinda shows up as 
"Eveyln" on the same census.
This is probably him:
Pa Prison, Reformatory, and Workhouse Rec on ancestry Alfred E. Rodia, a/k/a 
Teddy Dix, from Delaware Co., convicted of robbery 26 Mar 1931, age 21, sentenced 
to 10 to 20 years starting 22 Jan 1931 (listed under Eastern State Penitentiary)
Google abstract of an unreachable newspapers.com (from Wilmington Morning News, 
26 May 1986 p 14), expanded by looking at OCR on web site: "May 26, 1986, Alfred 
E. Rodia REHOBETH BEACH - Alfred E. Rodia, 77, of 11-B Rehoboth Bay Mobile 
Park, died Sunday at home of heart failure. Mr. Rodia retired in 1962 after 10 years as 
manager of the Elks Club in Chester, Pa. He was a member of the Elks Club and the 
Moose Lodge of Lewes. he is survived by his wife, Catherine Rodia; three daughters, 
Gigi Rodia and Antoinette Rodia, both of Collingdale, Pa., and Margaret McGorman of 
Wilmington; two sisters, Helen Pugliese of Philadelphia and Edith Mininci of Anaheim, 
Calif.; and three grandchildren. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 
8:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Edmunds Catholic Church, King Charles and Laurel streets, 
Rehoboth Beach. There will be no viewing. Burial will be private. Instead of flowers, 
the family suggests contributions to the George B. McGorman Vocational Scholarship 
Foundation, 218 East Court, Beacon Hill North, Wilmington 19810."
Soc Sec Death Idx 
ww2 draft reg on ancestry, addr 2545 S 11th St., Phila., Pa., unemployed
email from Jan Weber 26 Dec 2019
a boxer who went by the name Teddy Dix
possibly father of Shelley Zola b 3 Sep 1961 adopted 13 Sep 1961 Chester Crozer 
Med Ctr
per daughter Janice, he was born in Naples when his parents were visiting there

Parents
RODIA Domenico (26 Jan 1882 - )
NADDEO Maria Filomena (1881 - )

Siblings
RODIA Daniel (31 Aug 1903 - Nov 1974)
RODIA Elenore (1905 - )
RODIA Ermelinda L. (12 Jul 1907 - 27 Apr 1917)
RODIA Alfred Ettore (12 May 1909 - 25 May 1986)
RODIA Oswald (12 Dec 1911 - 19 Jun 1935)
RODIA Jennie (24 Dec 1913 - Sep 1973)
RODIA Edith Ida (8 Dec 1915 - 10 Apr 1991)
RODIA Helen (4 May 1918 - 27 Feb 1997)

Marriage To WEBBER Helen Marie ()

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Children by WEBBER Helen Marie
RODIA [ADOPTED MESSICK] Jannis ()

Marriage To WOOD Catherine (26 Mar 1914 - Jan 1993)
    m.  

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Parents
WOOD Harvey ()
MORRIS Margaret ()

Children by WOOD Catherine 26 Mar 1914 - Jan 1993
RODIA Margaret Ann ()

Marriage To TUREK Lois ()
    m.  

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Children by TUREK Lois 
RODIA Janice Bell ()

Marriage To CROWDING Kathleen ()
    m.  

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Children by CROWDING Kathleen 
RODIA Gigette (Gigi) (9 Dec 1962 - Jun 2017)
RODIA Antoinette M. (26 Nov 1966 - 17 Jan 2021)

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