Background
Mango, Joseph Robert was born on June 27, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Ignatius and Mary (Salerno) Mango.
engineering company executive industrial designer
Mango, Joseph Robert was born on June 27, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Ignatius and Mary (Salerno) Mango.
Student, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1936-1938; student, Iowa State College, 1942-1943; student, Academy Fine Art, 1944-1945.
President, Banka Mango Design, Chicago, since 1947; president, Aero-Matic Engineering, Chicago, 1961-1972; president, Majeski Models Plus, Chicago, since 1982. Board directors Merchandise National Bank Chg., Lincoln Foodservice Products Inc.
President Illini Striders Track Club, Champaign, 1972. Board directors Quincy College, Illinois, 1979-1982. President, board directors St. Francis Hospital, Blue Island, Illinois, 1979-1987.
Served with United States Navy, 1942-1944. Fellow Industrial Designers Society of America (chairman). Member American Society Interior Designers, International Academy Design (member advisory board since 1983, member board International Academy Merchandising and Design, Education Foundation, Advisory Board), Midlothian Homeowners Association (president, director), American Legion Clubs: Midlothian Country (Illinois) (director 1966-1983).
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation (Dundee, Illinois). Merchants and Manufacturers (board directors since 1971, past president). Craftsman 100 (Chicago) (life).
Lodges: Elks.
Married Margaret Mary Kepner, June 2, 1945. Children: Mary Ellen, Robert Joseph, Jo Ellen.