Patrick G. "Pat" Savanick

Patrick "Pat" G. Savanick, 92, of Altamonte Springs, Fla., formerly of Crucible, passed peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Pat was born November 27, 1932, in Crucible, a son of George Patrick and Pauline Deloris Cormack Savanick. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Stella. Pat was married to his wife for 61 years when she passed in 2018. Pat grew up attending St. Mary's Catholic Church in Crucible. After graduating high school, he went to work in the coal mine. He then moved to Washington, DC, where he worked at a laboratory producing printer's ink and eventually for National Airlines, which became PAN AM Airlines, from where he retired. In 1952, Pat joined the Knights of Columbus, where he was a charter member of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Council 3569 in Carmichaels. He then transferred his membership to Bishop Grady Council 5618 in Orlando and then to Annunciation Council in 2000. He is survived by his children, Maria Lewis and husband Dale, and Michael Savanick; siblings, George Savanick, Rita Aubin and husband Don Aubin, John Savanick and wife Ellen; and sister-in-law, Joan Hicks. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 18, in St. Hugh Roman Catholic Church, 408 Route 88, Carmichaels, PA 15320. He will then be laid to rest at St Mary's Cemetery in Crucible. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to LifePath Hospice, 12470 Telecom Drive, Suite 301, Temple Terrace, FL 33637, or at https://www.chaptershealth.org/foundation/lifepathhospice-donation