Emil Alexander Pavone Jr.

Pavone, Emil Alexander Jr.

With deep sadness we announce the passing of Emil Alexander Pavone Jr. on May 16, 2025, at the age of 96. Emil lived a life of deep passion. His humor, curiosity, and irrepressible spirit will continue to resonate in the hearts of the many people he touched. Born on August 2, 1928, in New York City, Emil was a proud graduate of Stuyvesant High School, after which he enlisted in the army to serve as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne. He completed his education on the GI Bill, attending the City College of New York and Columbia University (MBA). He had a successful career as a public relations executive in the wine and liquor industry. After retiring, Emil and his family moved to the Tampa Bay area, Venetian Isles and then downtown St. Petersburg. In New York he cofounded Alternative Pathways which led to the creation of group homes for the developmentally disabled. This allowed his son, Theo, and many others, to remain in their local communities in family-like settings. After moving to a condominium in downtown St. Petersburg, he founded the Downtown Residents Civic Association, to advocate for the interests of the residents living in the downtown area. Emil was a fixture at the 11 am Sunday mass at St. Mary Our Lady of Grace Catholic church, clutching his pre-Vatican II missal. He was a Tomcat in the Nauticats women's singing troupe at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Emil is survived by his beloved wife, Ellen; his brother, Robert (Sherry) as well as his four children, Carla (Morris Stockburger), Emil Pavone III known as Terry (Patti), Theodore, and David. He also leaves behind four grandchildren, Andrew and Eric Stockburger, Paige Pavone (Carl Hubben) and Tara Pavone, as well as three great-grandchildren in whom he took immense joy, Mack Pavone, Holly Hubben, and Reed Hubben. Emil will receive a military funeral this week, attended by his immediate family. Friends and extended family are invited to join a celebration of Emil's life to be held at later date. The Pavone family is deeply grateful to the clergy and congregation of St. Mary Our Lady of Grace church as well as the staff at Empath Hospice for their incredible kindness.

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