Vincenzo Mario Cacciatore, a maternal great-great-grandfather of Eric Francis, is listed on the tribute wall of immigrants who passed through Ellis Island. All of Eric's great-grandparents, several great- great grandparents, and his godmother Josephine Nicastro Sharp, passed through Ellis Island from Sicily on the way in to the United States in the early 20th century. Photo by Eric Francis. March 08, 2007