William Stracci

Stracci

"Yeah, Don Corleone's right why can't just put an end to this killin' shite and live in a peacefull neiboorhood?"

- William Stracci arguning with the Dons

William Stracci was the Don of the Stracci Family.

Biography
Don William Stracci was an old-fashioned Don from Staten Island, William had strong views on prostitution, believing it to be an immoral practice.

William Stracci began his businesses in the 1930s, posing as a legitimate hauling company in New Town, before eventually spreading out to become leader of one of the Five Families.

He was present at the wedding of Connie Corleone and Michael Corleone, sitting at the same table with the other heads of the families.

Role in the war
William embraced the scheme of Don Emilio Barzini to unite against the Corleone Family and force them into the heroin trade. He was present at the sitdown where the families convinced Don Vito Corleone to accept drug trafficking in his territory and guarantee peace. His family was seen as the weakest of Corleone's enemies at this point.

On the day of Michael Corleone's revenge, William was on his way to a peace conference. He was exiting an elevator with his associate when Pete Clemenza, who was about to enter the elevator, revealed a shotgun concealed in a flower case and proceeded to kill them both.