Deacon Fabio Flaim Way (Queens)
Present name:Bleeker Street
Location:Between 60th Place and 61st Street
Honoree: Fabio Flaim (1929-2017) was born in Tregiovo, Italy, one of 18 children. He moved to Brooklyn in 1961 to unite with his mother, sisters and brothers and later moved to Ridgewood, Queens. He became an active member of the Club Trentino, which helps immigrants from the Trentino/Tirol region of Northern Italy. Fabio worked in retail business for over 35 years. He and his wife volunteered to help with many church and school functions. He met Monsignor George Schuster who became his mentor and invited him to pursue becoming a deacon. After five years of deaconate schooling, Fabio was ordained a Permanent Deacon in 1984. During his ministry, he worked in the parishes of St. Aloysius Roman and Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, as well as with several Italian Catholic societies in Ridgewood and Glendale. He baptized many children; taught pre-Cana classes for brides and grooms; visited and distributed communion to the sick, elderly and home bound; presided at vigils and burials; and assisted at weddings. Although he was asked to retire from his ministry at the ripe age of 75, he chose to continue proclaiming God’s work until his death. (Crowley)
LL:2017/237