Tuesday, June 17, 2025

RIP John Garbarini


The crew at the International Bar on First Avenue have paid tribute to a longtime regular and friend to many people there (and elsewhere in the neighborhood) in a recent Instagram post... 
RIP John Garbarini, 
A regular hero 
A master engineer 
A talented photographer, 
Jack of all trades and mastered them all. 
Our beloved friend, family, and regular. An irreplaceable hole in our hearts. 
He passed away on June 11 after complications of heart failure. He was 72. There's a lovely feature obituary here, with details on his playing basketball at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic High School in the Bronx to his later career as a photographer and contractor. 

The longtime resident of the East Village and Little Italy "appreciated New York City's quirks and color."

3 comments:

EvHo said...

I met John exactly 20 years ago. He was always a sweet, kind soul. 😇

Shadowwhispers said...

Godspeed sir.

Alice Garbarini Hurley said...

That is such a great photo of our brother John. What a great tip of the hat. We're glad he had so many friends and admirers, people who felt like family to him. Sincerely, Alice (His sister, nine years his junior, who remembers the skillful igloo he built as a young man on a snow day in Dumont. He invited me to go inside it. I felt special and walked in, wearing my hand-me-down snowsuit.)