Nino Pernetti, the owner of Caffe Abbracci in Coral Gables, died on Tuesday night, according to the mayor of Coral Gables. He was 76.
“To honor his memory, I will propose that the 300 block of Aragon be named Nino’s Way,” Mayor Vince Lago wrote on Wednesday. “We deeply mourn his loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and staff.”
Pernetti was first diagnosed with COVID-19 in December 2020 and he underwent a tracheotomy at Jackson Memorial Hospital in March 2021. He continued to be treated for complications.
Photographer Lynn Parks said Pernetti was a creative “Italiano” who loved people and Miami loved him.
“Whether you were a banker or a banker’s assistant, he made everyone feel important,” Parks said. “He made everyone feel special.”
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“To honor his memory, I will propose that the 300 block of Aragon be named Nino’s Way,” Mayor Vince Lago wrote on Wednesday. “We deeply mourn his loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and staff.”
Pernetti was first diagnosed with COVID-19 in December 2020 and he underwent a tracheotomy at Jackson Memorial Hospital in March 2021. He continued to be treated for complications.
Photographer Lynn Parks said Pernetti was a creative “Italiano” who loved people and Miami loved him.
“Whether you were a banker or a banker’s assistant, he made everyone feel important,” Parks said. “He made everyone feel special.”
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