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fred berri--An American Author new article content ...Early life – An American Author Frederick Dalberri was the second child born to ‘Book-maker’ Frederick (Freddy) Dalberri and his wife, Helen Pennetto (nee), an Italian American family on October 6, 1945, in the Bronx neighborhood known as Fordham. D’Albieri (original Italian spelling) was born in a private hospital named after famed Dr. Charles P. Fitch. Thus the name Fitch Sanitarium, founded in 1920, serving the area until closing in the early 1960’s. Fitch Sanitarium was located at 123 West 183 St, the Bronx. According to Frederick’s mother Helen, she had to leave him in the hospital for the first eight weeks of his life to care for her first born son, Frank, who was now three years and seven months old. Somewhere along the way, Dalberri was considered legally blind in one eye being told by his mother that he was born with that stigma. No one can really say…

Since both Frederick and his father had the same names, early on, Frederick was called Ricky which turned to Ric in later life. He also dropped the ‘K’ from Frederick and used Frederic.

Freddy (Sr.) was in business with his father, Frank, and his brother, Albert (Al) and ran their ‘book-making’ business out of an office in Queens, New York. After some years, his family moved from the Bronx to Yonkers, New York.

Dalberri’s father died of an early age, fifty one, leaving his widow and two young boys, Frank. seventeen and Ricky who just turned fourteen. After graduating high school, he and his mother and brother relocated back to the Bronx in the same section known as ‘Little Italy,’ again within the Fordham area.

Berri married his high school sweetheart, Louisa, and together, raised their children.

Early on, he worked various jobs from shining shoes, grocer, butcher, owning a lunch truck, including being a licensed Real Estate Salesperson at eighteen. Eventually he began a successful contract cleaning janitorial service employing over 100 individuals. Dalberri sold his business relocating to Florida and graduated Columbia State University with an online degree. He became a banking specialist with one of the largest banking institutions in the nation requiring him to hold three insurance licenses and, two security licenses including being a notary. Before retirement, he began writing using the pen name, fred berri, having his first novel published after retirement.

Personal life Berri has volunteered teaching Junior Achievement in the Florida public school district and has also done public speaking. He has had the opportunity to be in a few T.V. commercials, including voiceovers. Berri has also created the websites: www.retirementusa.com. fredberri.com

Berri and his wife, Louisa, enjoy spending time with their grandson, Carmelo.

Berri believes the mind can imagine and create what you let it. An example he uses is the children’s story we are all familiar with…‘Humpty Dumpty’… Berri claims he was pushed!

Website creator and founder: www.retirementusa.com fredberri.com

Radio Interviews: Boomer Times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpZhhdG7RnQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1csJDLTiiQ&t=18s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtQWxruKpog&t=35s