Borderland Icon Returns

01:24 “thanks for your lo he helped transform south el paso more than 50 years ago … by calling attention to poor housing conditions and more. today, he’s back in the segundo barrio. welcome back to abc-seven at six, i’m rick cabrera. and i’m estela cas. if you’re ever driven through south el paso, you’ve see his name on street signs. but do you really know the story behind father haraldo rahm? ABC-7’s maria garcia joins us live with details: rick… his mark is really felt at a personal level – with people who were just children half a century ago. today, they welcomed father rahm back to the barrio: 11-22 46-51 1:06-1:12 father harold rahm visibly moved from the warm welcome he received at the airport. 00:27 El Paso for me is the most wonderful place in all the world and there are not people like you any place on this Earth now 96- years old – he lives in brazil helping people with substance abuse. 00:09 i have always loved you so very very much and the little bit that i have done in Brazil, i learned to do here with you. 02:45 it’s not only about Catholic people. He’s helped people in general so i think it will bring the community itself more together. known as the bicycle priest for his gentle outreach more than half a century ago in segundo barrio. constantly visiting people. reaching out to known gang members – others were too afraid to help. 04:45 he was extremely energetic. He actually played football with a gang of kids out there 04:53 he was even smoking with them back then. It was a chance to go in their door and bring them out his door. 03:53 51 years later – imagine they still rember and experience that goodness. and while father rahm is etched in el paso history – literally depicted on our buildings. el paso is engraved in him. 01:14 the beauty of this day will never leave my heart father rahm is back to receive the first-ever segundo barrio person of the year award. maria, the celebrations don’t end there. i know there’s be a bycicle parade on saturday morning in segundo barrio. and then on sunday estela, he’ll also conduct mass at sacred heart sunday. that happens at two in the afternoon. i’m sure it will be a packed house, so get there early for a seat. maria, thank you.