“My Dad, Louis W. Mian was born on Feb 7, 1913 in Orient Heights East Boston and supposedly he was always getting sick with colds and so the family doctor suggested to my grandmother, Maria Mian, (maiden name Pagura) that possibly the climate was too cold and so she decided to go back to Italy (Arba) when my dad was around 3-4 years old. He attended the Don Bosco school and then the exclusive and now famous Scuola Di Mosaico in Spilimbergo where he graduated with some well recognized mosaic friends/artisans.” L. W. Mian Jr. 2011

“Angelo's son, Louis W. Mian, Sr. followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a mosaic artisan. In 1927 Louis entered the School of Mosaics in Spilimbergo, Italy where he trained and honed his skills for the next three years. When he arrived in Boston in 1931, he became the second generation of the Mian Family to provide hand crafted mosaics of unparalleled quality in the U.S.

In 1946, after returning from a four year stint in the U.S. Navy, Louis began his dream of owning and operating his own company. By 1963 the company had become incorporated, and later won an unprecedented ten consecutive national awards for excellence in the fields of Terrazzo and Mosaic.”

1930 census Boston:
Victor Pazza M 38
Emelia Pazza F 21
Elizabeth Pazza F 0
Louis Mian M 17 - Brother-in-law

SSDI:
Louis M Mian
birth date: 7 February 1913
social security number: 021-07-7070
place of issuance: Massachusetts
last residence: Suffolk, Massachusetts
zip code of last residence: 02129
death date: 9 September 2004