John William Paggioli

John William Paggioli, M.D., 91, husband of Anne (Mauceri) Paggioli for 61 years, departed peacefully at home in Oakdale, CT, on Tuesday, January 24, 2022. He was born on December 2, 1930 in New York, NY, to John and Margaret (Poggioli) Paggioli. He attended LaSalle Academy where he graduated as valedictorian of his class and went on to graduate from Manhattan College. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Georgetown University Medical School, Class of 1956, and carried out his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, NY. Following his residency, John served is country as an Army Lt. Colonel in his capacity of an attending OB/GYN at Fort Riley, Kansas. After two years in the Army, John moved back to Brooklyn, NY and in 1966 moved his family to Meriden, CT, where he started his private practice. He lived and worked in Meriden for many years, raising six children with his wife Anne. Dr. Paggioli enjoyed gardening, swimming, weekends spent in his country home in Peekskill, NY, and watching the New York Yankees (he later became a Mets fan). He also loved listening to opera and was known to break out in operatic song. He leaves behind his son John Paggioli, M.D. and wife Marnie Paggioli with their daughters Rebecca and Isabelle; daughter Debbie and husband Harry Mayer with their children Lauren and Evan; daughter Carol Manglass and fiancé Michael Kopp with her daughters Sophie and Madeleine; son William Paggioli and wife Carol Najarian; daughter Diane Paggioli, D.O.; and daughter Mary Caruso and partner Stefano Soderi with her daughters Grace and Liliana. He also leaves behind his sister Rita Carrieri, niece Donna Carrieri and wife Romalia, and nephew Michael Carrieri and wife Maria and their three children. The whole family would like to give a special thanks to the hospice staff of Hartford Healthcare who provided excellent care. Services will be private.