DONALD CANNAVARO

Dr. DONALD CANNAVARO (Age 96)  
Of Summerville, SC entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 in Charleston, SC.  Don was born in 1918 in New York, NY to Theodore and Teresa Cannavaro. After high school, he worked as a musician until he enlisted in the Army in March 1941. Originally an Artilleryman, he was selected to become a pilot in the Army Air Corps. He flew the P-38 and later became a B-24 pilot with the 8th Air Force, 453rd Bomb Group. Based from Great Britain, Don flew 32 combat missions over Germany and occupied France. After the war Don studied fine arts at Parsons in New York, the Sorbonne in Paris, and Colombia Pacific University. Don spent the majority of his life in Alexandria, VA where he worked as an independent artist and Art Director for the Department of the Air Force at the Pentagon. In retirement, he opened Cannavaro Fine Arts where he created his own pen and ink Americana Collection depicting many of the nation's greatest buildings and memorials. Don moved to Summerville, SC in 2007. Don is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jill Cannavaro; his sons, Steve, Eric, and Chris Cannavaro; his daughter-in-law, Kathy Cannavaro; his grandsons, Joe and Matt Cannavaro; his granddaughters, Shaina LaTulippe and Sarah Hall.  The funeral service will be held on Thursday April 30, 2015 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 510 St. James Avenue Goose Creek, SC 29445 at 9:30 a.m. followed by a burial service at Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary St, Beaufort, SC 29902 at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the Cannavaro family requests donations in memory of Don be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com. Arrangements by James A. Dyal Funeral Home, 303 South Main St., Summerville, SC 29483. (843)873-4040.