Came from Pordenone to teach school to 30 children in Ombrenna, Tramonti di Sotto. Married Emelia and taught there for 12 years before transferring to Pordenone. They had 4 or 5 children in Tramonti. She was pregnant when he transferred to Pordenone and she died giving birth to a daughter at the hospital there. He gave the daughter up for adoption.

He eventually remarried and brought the older children to Pordenone. Later the daughter who was adopted cut off communication with her birth family.