A successful businessman and sports enthusiast, Sam Fabro has given a lifetime of service to Manitoba. He immigrated to Canada from Italy as a child starting as an office boy with W.G. McMahon Limited in 1937. In 1987, he retired as company president and chairman, as well as president of R.A. Fabro Holdings Ltd. An accomplished athlete and 1941 Canadian Junior Hockey Champion, he is legendary for promoting and organizing sports in Winnipeg. He was chairman of baseball at the 1967 Pan Am Games, president of the Manitoba Baseball Association, chairman of the Manitoba Games, founder of the Manitoba Hockey Players Foundation and a member of the World Hockey Committee. He was also president of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and chair of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. Mr. Fabro is also well known for his philanthropic and active support of many worthy causes, including the Misericordia General Hospital Foundation and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. A committed conservationist, he is a founding member of the Wildlife Foundation and key benefactor to the Fort Whyte Centre whose entry road bears his name. Among his many honours, Sam Fabro is a member of the Order of Canada.
