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08-24-2011, 02:21 AM
Joey Vento, owner of a landmark south Philadelphia cheesesteak stand who once told customers to order in English, has died. He was 71.
Vento's nephew, Joseph Perno, a manager at Geno's Steaks, says Vento had a massive heart attack and died at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Perno said family members had just gotten out of the hospital and would not be making any immediate statements.
In June 2006, Vento and Geno's grabbed headlines for two small signs posted at the shop stating, "This is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING `PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH."'
Vento said he posted the signs due to concerns over the debate on immigration reform and the increasing number of people who couldn't order in English.
Read more: Geno's Steaks Owner Joey Vento Dies In Philadelphia | FoxNews.com (http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/08/23/genos-steaks-owner-joey-vento-dies-in-philadelphia/#ixzz1VuPz8s00)
Vento's nephew, Joseph Perno, a manager at Geno's Steaks, says Vento had a massive heart attack and died at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Perno said family members had just gotten out of the hospital and would not be making any immediate statements.
In June 2006, Vento and Geno's grabbed headlines for two small signs posted at the shop stating, "This is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING `PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH."'
Vento said he posted the signs due to concerns over the debate on immigration reform and the increasing number of people who couldn't order in English.
Read more: Geno's Steaks Owner Joey Vento Dies In Philadelphia | FoxNews.com (http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/08/23/genos-steaks-owner-joey-vento-dies-in-philadelphia/#ixzz1VuPz8s00)