GEORGE PAVIA Obituary

PAVIA--George. The American-Italian Cancer Foundation, its Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board extend their most heartfelt condolences to the family of former Secretary and Board Member George Pavia. We will be forever grateful for George's commitment to our Foundation as he served as our legal counsel for 35 years. He will be profoundly missed.

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Published by New York Times on Aug. 26, 2020.

Memories and Condolences
for GEORGE PAVIA

13 Entries

moya anchisi

August 17, 2025

Time goes by, Antonia, and I am sure you still miss him. Hopefully the lives of Julian and Philippa will keep you busy and involved.

Elisabetta di Cagno

August 16, 2025

So many times I find myself laughing at something George Pavia said. I hold his memory dear in my heart, aside that of my parents. I hope that Antonia and all the children are well.

Barbara Maiorano

August 16, 2023

Avvocato Pavia... I will never forget you. The 3 years I worked for you are unforgettable. Lots of love to Antonia and the children.

Elisabetta di Cagno

August 16, 2023

I continue to hold George's memory in my heart. He was such a dear friend to my parents and to me. My great hope is that Antonia and family are all healthy and happy. Wish love, Elisabetta

Emilio and Moya Anchisi

August 16, 2022

George is always in our hearts with his smile, his wit and his sincere friendship

Mimmo Anchisi

August 16, 2021

George's witty smile while peeping behind his reading glasses, his common sense advice, his friendliness, are fresh in my memory as if I had seen him in his office yesterday. Rest well George. For me you are still very much alive.

Didi Frizell

July 12, 2021

My condolences to Antonia and the rest of the family. George was a dear sweet man. I will always remember the great conversations we had when George would come to the gym where I worked with him.

Barbara Maiorano

February 14, 2021

I worked for Mr Pavia for 3 years. The sad news just reached Hong Kong where I live now. I will never forget him, I will always remember his humanity, humour, charisma and generosity. Arrivederci Mr Pavia, un abbraccio forte dalla sua romana.

Theresa Eichenwald

January 31, 2021

George Pavia was my brother in law. He was the most amazing husband to my sister Antonia. He was a true friend to my parents in their later years providing them with excellent legal advice and friendship. It is thanks to his efforts that my parents lived such comfortable lives at the end . He was a repository of bad jokes and bawdy songs. We all groaned but now we miss it. He leaves behind a true family. A large brood of children and grandchildren who enliven my sister and have become wonderful people in the Pavia tradition. It is no surprise that dogs were attracted to him , possibly because there might be some morsel trapped in his beard. We thought it was his warmth that they could sense. George, good bye - I am truly comforted that you had a calm and easy end at home with Antonia.

Elisabetta di Cagno

November 29, 2020

My deepest condolences to Antonia, Alison and the rest of the family.
George was a dear friend of my parents and became a great friend to me. I have wonderful memories of times spent together. I so admired his great interest in art, clocks, everything beautiful, and his wonderful sense of humour. Sending love to his loved ones.

Emilio Anchisi

September 11, 2020

Back in 1972 I was appointed President of the Fiat US Representatve office in New York. Fresh from a similar job in in Tokyo, Japan, but totally new to the business ethic of the USA, I found in George Pavia a wise and supportive adviser, full of the local knowledge I so badly needed. Soon we became close friends, so much so that when, in 1986, I came back to the USA as President of Ferrari of North America, he continued for the length of my tenure to be my professional legal adviser and even closer personal counsellor. Such he will remain in my hearth for the rest of my days. Good bye, George. Emilio Anchisi

Bianca Maria Goodrich

August 23, 2020

As Headmistress of La Scuola d’Italia in New York for nine years, I found in the Chairman of the Board George Pavia the perfect leader, a person of extraordinary intelligence, exceptional competence and profound humanity, a true friend. I felt and feel honored to have had the opportunity to work with him, and I have never forgotten how enriching this experience has been. I deeply mourn his loss. My profound and heartfelt sympathies go to his wife and family. Bianca Maria Goodrich

Jennie Kassanoff

August 22, 2020

I knew George Pavia as the beloved dad of Alison, the admired father-in-law of Franz, and the cherished babo of Simone, Cecilia and Eleanor. Famous for his discerning way around a European antique store, his legal brilliance, and his bawdy limericks, George gave the world many gifts. For me, the most meaningful of these are four women without whom my world would not be the beautiful and loving place it is today. Thank you, George.
Yours,
Jennie Kassanoff

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