Carl Fazio was a high school dropout. He finished his GED, and he attended the Military Police Training Academy, which was at Fort Gordon, Georgia. He started taking college courses on the Army base in France, through the University of Maryland. He received a certificate in personnel management from King's College, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Academy.Throughout Fazio's life, he worked in various heavy industries and jobs, including for a slipper/shoe factory, a trailer manufacturer, a steel manufacturer, and a correctional facility. He also owned a tavern. He worked for years as a supportive physical therapist, which he loved because it gave him the opportunity to help people. Fazio served on the advisory boards of the Hazleton Chapters of the American Heart Association and of the Arthritis Foundation. He also served as the Arthritis Foundation Hazleton Chapter board president. He served as well on the board of governors of the Hazleton Art League. For his local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8225, he was Vice Commander and Commander for several terms. He was named Aide-de-Camp for the national VFW because of their success maintaining 100 percent reenrollment in their post.Fazio is also the author of Bits & Pieces of an Ordinary Man's Life.He is a proud American who served his country in the U.S. Army. As a civilian, he was an elected Borough Mayor, and he served three terms-12 years.Today, Fazio lives in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Christine, and their dog, Sasha.
