[2] Dellay was born to Italian immigrant parents in what is now Union City, New Jersey on June 23, 1907.

He rose from messenger to bookkeeper at Irving Trust, New York City from 1923 to 1929; was assistant comptroller, Sterling National Bank & Trust Co., New York City, from 1929-1936; and an auditor with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury from 1936-1956.

During World War II, Dellay served in the United States Navy from 1944-1945 and in the New Jersey National Guard from 1949-1960.

A resident of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, Dellay died at the age of 91 on April 16, 1999, at Hackensack University Medical Center.

[6] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress