FATHER CAMILLO "CAM" TIRABASSI

My sympathies to the nieces, nephews and cousins of Father Cam. I attended St. Joseph from 1st thru 8th grade and Fr Cam was one of three priests serving our parish. He was the youngest at that time and treated us with kindness. He was the most progressive priest, in my opinion, and he encouraged critical thinking about not only our religion and faith, but for all things in life. He was a good man with a genuine sense of humor too. Once after answering one of his questions incorrectly, he...

May God bless Father Cam and grant him eternal peace. What a blessing it was to be one of many students who received 8 yrs of quality education while attending St. Joseph Catholic School in Fort Wayne in the 1960's. Father Cam's service and care for students will always live on in our memories as a special part of those grade school days.

My brothers and I used to serve Mass for Father Cam at St. Joseph in Fort Wayne. Occasionally, he would take us out to eat and introduced us to the Spagetti Bowl in Fort Wayne. Later, he helped concelebrate at each of our Weddings. He was a very good priest.