COLLECTION NAME:
NNRy and KCC NMD Employee Profiles
Record
Employee Name:
Mike Fondi
Profile Number:
EP-01-0029
Primary Job Title:
Auditor
Other Job Title:
Callboy
Other Job Title:
Freight Claim Agent
Other Job Title:
Clerk
Division:
Nevada Northern Railway
Years Worked:
circa 1921-1967
Description:
Mike was first hired with the NNRy as a call boy in 1921. By 1940 he was a rate clerk and by 1950 an accounting clerk. In 1951 he was recognized for 20 years of service. In 1966 he was appointed Auditor following the retirement of H.S. Fay. The following year he was also appointed as Freight Claim Agent.
Born:
November 3, 1913
Died:
August 2, 1998
Hometown:
Ogden, UT
Burial Place:
Ely City Cemetery, Ely, NV
Personal Biography:
Mike Fondi was the son of Carmine and Francesca Acquafondata, both Italian immigrants, who moved to Ely in 1921. He attended White Pine High School and while in school began working for the railroad as a call boy. His father was killed in a train accident on August 15, 1924. He married Clara Fondi and had a son, Michael.
Mike Fondi
