David John Pagini, 97, of 288 Springdale Avenue, Meriden, husband of Frances (Kriwacki) Pagini, passed quietly at his home on October 30, 2014, after a lengthy illness. David was born in New Haven on July 3, 1917. David was the son of Ettore Pagini, and of Anna DelVecchio. He was an altar boy at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, attended Nathan Hale Grammar School, and Meriden High School. David attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, considered among the best colleges in the Northeast in interior and industrial design. David worked in Meriden factories after attending Pratt. He was employed for over thirty years as an industrial designer of business furniture and equipment at GF Business Equipment, Inc. in Hartford. He met a young and attractive girl from a Kensington Polish-Lithuanian family on their train commute to Hartford. They married in 1949, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this year, having raised 5 children, and at the same time cared for his parents. David and Frances were not world travelers, but their nearly weekly forays throughout New England and New York following retirement were a great source of enjoyment for them. Even more, their “retirement” hobby was no less equal in labor and time as it was to the creation of an arboretum. In 1994, their labors were rewarded when they won the Meriden Daffodil Garden Contest in the category of “naturalized garden.” David was a Master Sergeant in the Army Air Force during WWII, serving at the Victorville, CA Air Force Base. David was an avid Yankees fan most of his life, and later a faithful fan of UConn men and women’s basketball. David was a sculptor in his spare time, and one of his works was on display at the Wadsworth Atheneum. David was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, a member of the Mt. Carmel Society, the VFW, & Asst. Scoutmaster and Committeeman for several Meriden troops of the Boy Scouts of America. Besides his wife Frances, he is survived by a daughter Elizabeth (Rod) Plaisted of Yarmouthport, MA; a daughter Claire Pagini of Thomaston; a son Robert (Marcella Drozd) Pagini of Meriden; a son Donald Pagini of Meriden and daughter-in-law Janet Zagorski Pagini of Guilford; and a son John (Kathleen Lodge) Pagini of Coventry. David also leaves behind his beloved grandchildren: Amy (Torchia) Bacon; Daniel Torchia; Katie Torchia; Jeffrey Pagini; Kevin Pagini; David Pagini; Joseph Pagini; Christina (Pagini) Hatch; step-grandchildren Salvatore Camera, Victoria (Camera) Reed; Patricia (Camera) Sumara; and Deborah Camera-Moriarty; great-grandchildren Emma and Caitlyn Pagini; Maya, Jude, Jonas, Layla Bacon; Ava Strassberger; and step-great-grandchildren Nicholas & Natalie Camera, Tori (Hendrix) Duckworth, Kyle Hendrix, Jessica & James Cromarty, and Brianna & Gracey Moriarty. He is also survived by 5 nieces and 2 nephews, and by 10 first cousins in Italy and Belgium. He was predeceased by his sister Adeline Mary (Pagini) Pedrolini, and by son-in-law James Torchia. The family wishes to express its heartfelt appreciation for the care services provided by the hospice team of CT VNA Health Care and for the excellent care provided by Always Best Senior Services of Central Connecticut, Inc., especially our dedicated long-term caregiver Laura Lee Sparks, and hospice caregivers Yamilette Ortiz and Tawanna Fullwood. Calling hours for family and friends will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 from 6-8 PM, and on Thursday, November 6, 2014 from 8:30-9:30 AM at the John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, 88 East Main Street, Meriden, and a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 109 Goodwill Avenue, Meriden at 10 AM. Burial with Military Honors will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in David’s memory may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Anyone interested in an expanded version of David’s obituary can go to davidpagini.com.
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David Pagini
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