Rudy Malnati, Jr.
Linda Zabors
Rudy Malnati, Jr. opened Pizano’s Pizza in 1991 in the tradition his father Rudy, Sr. mastered at the original Pizzaria Uno, where the Chicago style deep dish pizza tradition was born in 1943.
His half-brother founded the namesake “Lou Malnati’s Pizzaria.”
Rudy was also a Chicago civic leader who was the Director of the Chicago Air & Water Show for 30 years. He attended every Air & Water Show since it began in Chicago in 1959. He also coordinated the Milwaukee, Gary, and Rockford shows. The Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds made him an honorary member of their squadrons.
Honorary Rudy Malnati, Jr. Way
State Street from Chestnut to Delaware Street
Approved: April 2022
Ward: 2
Alderman: Hopkins
Neighborhood: Gold Coast
d. December 24, 2021. Age 65
near 864 N. State Street - Pizano’s Pizza
Source
https://www.pizanoschicago.com/about-pizanos/
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211226/rudy-malnati-jr-member-of-pizza-dynasty-director-of-air-and-water-show-dead-at-65
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