Giovanni T. (John Scalish) Scalici – aka Giovanni Scalisi, Giovanni Scalice, Giovanni Scalise, John Scalise, John Scalitch, and better known to the underworld and law enforcement as “John Scalish,” was born to Sicilian immigrant parents Francesco and Margherita (nee’ Fito) Scalici on September 25, 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio.
He had two brothers named Frank and Salvatore.