Charlie Federico: Federico’s Bike Shop
In front of the old, blue building that houses Federico’s bicycle shop on Emerson Street, you could find Charlie Federico sitting on a stool eager to help repair your flat tire or tighten up the wheels of a vintage wicker baby stroller. During Trick or Treating on Broadway, Mr. Federico would always gave out full size bags of chips. He was a beloved fixture in our community and an Army Veteran. Mr. Federico passed away over the weekend. He was married to his wife Carolyn and had four children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. We will miss you Mr. Federico!
On Saturday, March 2nd a one day sale will take place from 10am-2pm. According to friend of CIS Eileen Murphy, Charlie’s son Charlie said, “In the spirit of my dad, come say hello, share a memory and walk out with what you may need. Price will reflect the love my dad had for Southie.”
Photo via Eileen Murphy
A beloved husband a devoted father he truly will be missed. Miss you dad… Your son Charles
Very sorry for your loss. I have many great memories of experiencing his kindness visiting his shop as a young kid all stressed out about a flat tire on my bike or a broken chain…he always came through and did it in a kind friendly way. Such a positive part of growing up in Southie! Thank you for sharing him with the community. A Great man by all measures.
I haven’t been in that shop for 50 years. Whenever I had a problem with my bike, Charlie would take care of it. The thing I remember most was as soon as you walked into the shop, the smell of rubber would hit you like a sucker shot. It was a wonderful smell. R.I.P. Charlie.
I find it funny the people to remember it is a bicycle shop I live in Texas with my grandfather’s and my godfather’s Uncle Junior it’s the last place I ever saw him that wasn’t a bike shop that was the opportunity of love and God’s grace my grandfather and my uncle live on and me and everyone they touch crescent tense people of look for mortality of their lives some obsessively immortalities before you and your children and Grand Children so my godfather and my grandfather live not just in me but in many I recently finished a heroin journey 1006 people have their lives back and it only cost me mine everything and everyone and misunderstood I finish that adrift but I am not sunk for defeated I celebrated victory the things that they did in that shop still exist I don’t have a garage as I was told very young what to do at this time the bicycle shop is a gateway to heaven there’s a church right up the road heaven’s gate that’s funny to me that did work on bicycles as well and it is called the bike shop but as I find myself now in need of much repair I know how to fix it from the time few and forever between at that bike shop that I learned from Masters of the art I miss you all even though I am only far away in miles and that I keep you on so very near my heart always