Mark Attanasio Parents: Meet Joseph Attanasio, Connie Attanasio

Mark L. Attanasio is an American businessman from The Bronx who is the principal owner of the Milwaukee Brewers.

In September 2004, he reached a deal, on behalf of an investment group, to purchase the Brewers from the family of Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Bud Selig for an estimated US$223 million. The deal was approved by MLB at the owners’ winter meeting on January 13, 2005.

Meet Joseph Attanasio, Connie Attanasio

Mark Attanasio was born to his lovely parents Joseph Attanasio and Connie Attanasio.

Joseph Attanasio served in the Army Air Corps as a lieutenant during World War II and received a bachelor’s degree in administrative engineering from New York University, according to the death notice.

He became a serial entrepreneur in a range of enterprises, most notably in lighting design for such clients as the Vivian Beaumont Theater at New York’s Lincoln Center, the death notice said. Joe Attanasio was 89 years old.