Cathy Zack, Lou Fusillo woman, man of year at Mount Carmel fest

YOUNGSTOWN

For Cathy Zack, there’s a continuity in her church, Mount Carmel Basilica, that suits her very well.

Born in 1936, she was baptized there, made her first communion and was confirmed there. In 1956, she and Bob Zack were married there.

And that was just the beginning.

A mother of five, a grandmother and a great-grandmother, she has immersed herself in the parish and now stays busy with close to 10 different groups that count on her, including the Mothers of the Crucifix Society, Bereavement Committee, festival, cook book, and spaghetti dinner.

Named Man of the year was Lou Fusillo, who has been employed by the parish 41 years as the primary church caterer. But he’s also been the church parish council chairman for four years and treasurer of the Youngstown Cursillo Movement, which attempts to help people become “fully Christian” by living his or her “internal tripod” of piety, study and action.

Read more about the honorees and the festival in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.