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Hans Gabali, 85, died on January 2. Although he lived in Northport, Hans Gabali was a Freeporter in spirit and a Long Island treasure. Anyone who has walked through our town will recognize the murals he painted along the Nautical Mile and other parts of town, including a mural on the side of the Imperial Diner.
Mr. Gabali is survived by his son. Bill Gabali and his wife, Marie of Lexington, South Carolina as well as his three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Gabali was predeceased by his wife Gertrude, who died in 2000.
Hans Gabali, bom February 8, 1920, was originally from Hamburg, Germany and was known for the murals he painted of local nautical themes that could be seen all along the South Shore. His work appears on the sides of office buildings, restaurants, parking lots, marinas, even businesses such as Suburbia
Meat Market in Merrick.
Bill Gabali, Hans' son, told The Leader his father "was a Holocaust survivor but did not talk about it and came from Germany to the United States in 1950." He settled with his family in Brooklyn, where he made a living as a house painter.
"In 1955 the family moved to Northport and he became a muralist," said Bill Gabali. "He also painted on canvas, bottle caps, ship models, just about anything that had to do with art. He even did a little sketch the night before he died. He signed his name, Hans Gabali and wrote 2005.1 don't think he realized it was the New Year."
Andrew Drosinos, owner of the Crab Shack in Freeport, said Hans Gabali "was a tremendous person and a wonderful artist. He loved to tell me stories about Germany." Mr. Drosinos said Mr. Gabali painted the mural on the side of his restaurant about ten years ago. He; was all by himself, up on a ladder. I kept going out there to see if he was all right but he
THE ARTIST doing what he did best.
didn't want any help. He had a lot of energy and just loved his work," said Mr. Drosinos. "He'd call me every so often because he wanted to paint another mural inside my restaurant. He said he'd be back to paint it. He was a work of art himself," concluded Mr. Drosinos. Mr. Gabali also painted the 300-foot
mural at the Freeport Marine in just 12 days. He recently painted a mural at the Crow's Nest as well.
"He was an artist until the last moment of his life," said Bill Gabali. "I loved him. He was a remarkable man. I. wished he could be with us. He will be greatly missed."
Freeport will miss him as well.
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| Title | The-Leader_2006-01-05 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within the Village of Freeport and Baldwin. |
| Creator | Linda Toscano |
| Publisher | L & M Publications, Inc. |
| Contributors | Scanned by Imaging & Microfilm Access, Inc. (Bohemia, NY 11716) |
| Date | 2006 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Freeport Memorial Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | This digital image may be freely used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image is permitted without written permission of the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Road, Freeport, NY 11520 or email: frreference@freeportlibrary.info |
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