Carl Eugene Pancaldo

CARL EUGENE PANCALDO
On Friday morning, Carl Eugene Pancaldo died peacefully at home. He and his family hoped that our 45-year long tradition of celebrating his birthday and the birthdays of other family members together in Great Barrington, Massachusetts would continue this October. He would have been 87 years old.
Carl was a gentle, self-contained creative man. His life centered around his family, his work as an architect and his passion for building. Young Carl built box cars, secret meeting houses and electrical wonders, as well as a kayak and a 16-foot sail boat. He built an elegant music cabinet for his wife's large collection of chamber music. Tables appeared miraculously out of his workshop whenever they were needed.
Carl was born in New York and never lost his New York accent. He studied industrial design at Cooper Union before serving the army. In 1948, he graduated from the Harvard School of Architecture. His architectural career in New York City centered around design and construction of hospitals as well as houses. When is family moved to Ithaca in 1972 he commuted from New York for the following ten years.
We will always remember Carl as a loving father and brother who could build or fix anything. He passed on his remarkable love of nature, music and art to his four daughters and to his nieces and nephews. In his later years, he spent many happy hours reading books about American history. He delighted in discussing them with friends and relatives.
Carl is survived by his wife, four daughters, two sisters and four grandchildren. In addition, he is survived by many loving relatives.
In celebration of Carl's life, we welcome friends and relatives at our house, 101 Devon Road, on Friday, September 19, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.