Al LaMagna was born in Enna, Sicily. He has served the Order Sons of Italy in America as a member of the National Council, Supreme Trustee (1979-1983), and State Trustee of the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge (1965-1971, 1973-1979). He and his father were members of the Nuova Vittorio Emanuele II Lodge No. 901 (Pittsburgh, Pa.). In 1942, the name of that lodge was changed to East Liberty, and in 1965 it merged with Pittsburgh Lodge No. 74.
From the guide to the Al LaMagna Papers, 1967, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc])