John Charles Fabian, O.P., Death, 2014-10-29
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal materials relating to friars after they have left the order, passed away, or transferred to another province. Each friar's file contents are mostly limited to their novitiate records, canonical assignments, historically important correspondence, and a small number of personal items if desired upon their passing. Within the broader collection, each Friar is sorted as a series.
Friars with particuarly substantial historically important papers or items outside of the scope of the Personal Files are placed within a dedicated collection under their name.
This collection is a work in progress and any use of these files requires the explicit permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist to discuss access or inquire about friars that may not been cataloged yet.
Dates
- Creation: Death, 2014-10-29
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
John Charles Fabian was born on February 11, 1932 in Mingo Junction, Ohio to Michael and Anna (Krizan) Fabian. He was the youngest of ten children. His older brother, Cyril Fabian, is a member of the province. He attended elementary school at St. Agnes in Mingo Junction, Ohio and graduated from Catholic Central High School in Steubenville, Ohio in 1950.
Fr. Fabian entered the Dominican Novitiate in August 1952 at St.
Peter Martyr Priory in Winona, Minnesota and was given the religious name, Basil. He made his first profession August 31, 1953 and his solemn profession on August 31, 1956. He continued his studies for the priesthood at Aquinas Institute in Dubuque, Iowa and was ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 1959 at St. Rose Priory in Dubuque.
As a priest, he served from 1960-72 as a high school Theology and Latin teacher at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois and later at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas. From 1972-84 he was an associate pastor in various parishes and Catholic campus ministry centers in the province.
In 1984 he was commissioned as lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and served as a Navy chaplain over twenty years. He lived and worked in California for many years. In 2009 he returned to Chicago on limited service. He had a difficult time adjusting to life back in Chicago and so he returned to California in 2014. He was living alone and died there on October 29, 2014.
Office of the Dead and a Memorial Mass was celebrated at St. Pius V Priory, Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Fr. Nick Monco, O.P. preached and Fr. Louis Morrone, O.P., prior, presided. He was cremated in California and buried at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Province of St. Albert the Great, U.S.A. Repository
1910 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
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