Family
Paul and his wife, Phylis, had three sons, Peter, Paul Jr., and Leonard. He is the grandfather of actor/artist Paul Vario of PaulVarioart.com.
Paul had four brothers; Vito (1928–1988), Salvatore (1919–1976), Leonard (1909–1981), and Thomas (1917–1984). Vario was a maternal cousin of Colombo crime family consigliere John Oddo and his brother, mobster Steven. He was also related to Whitey Bulger associate Benedetto Oddo (1939-).
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