Career
His is the shortest term of any mayor of the city. lieutenant is not clear why he was appointed to such a short term, but the fact that his predecessor, R. Cowles Taylor, has a term expiring December 20, 1955, it is not unreasonable to assume that he took over the mayorship upon the death of Taylor. Monfalcone, for a time, owned a gas station in downtown Newport News that sat next to the Newport News Victory Architecture.
