Submitted by: Dan Rich

Christopher Paul Fabyan

Feb. 8, 1956 - March 15, 2008

South Bend Tribune 3/19/2008
SOUTH BEND - Christopher Paul Fabyan, 52, was born February 8, 1956, in South Bend, Indiana. Chris was a lifelong resident of the Rum Village Community. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emiel and Karoline Fabyan. He is survived by his sister, Kadee Fabyan-Dew, and her husband, Jeff Dew of Noblesville, IN; his brother, Emeil Joseph, and his wife, Barbara of Vincennes, IN; and nieces, Janelle Fabyan-Michel of South Whitley, IN, and Katelyn Nicole Fabyan of Carmel, IN; and a great-niece, Hailie Ann Michel of South Whitley. Other surviving family members are Bill and Arlene Fabyan of South Bend, Joan Arch of Memphis, Tennessee, and Franz Piller of Indianapolis.

Chris was a 1974 graduate of Riley High School. He was a scholarship student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and completed classes at I.U.S.B. He was a longtime employee of South Bend Heat Treat. Chris' interests included the Boy Scouts of America, the National Pyrotechnic Association, the N.R.A., and the University of Notre Dame. Chris was an avid collegiate and professional football fan. He loved auto racing from the midgets to the outlaws. He seldom missed a NASCAR race. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He touched many lives and was always there to lend a helping hand.

Funeral services will be conducted at noon today (Thursday) in the Zahoran Funeral Home, 1826 S. Kemble Avenue. Family and friends may call from 10:00 a.m. to noon in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Hungary Church, 829 W. Calvert Street, South Bend, IN 46613.