Louis Jacob Schiavo III

1943 - 2021

SCHIAVO, Louis Jacob, III, died peacefully in his sleep on December 27, 2020, following a dignified battle with brain cancer. He died at his home in Henrico, Va., with his wife of 51 years, Nadine (Tasca) Schiavo, at his side. Louis was born in San Antonio, Texas, on June 3, 1943, to the late Louis J. Schiavo Jr. and Lela Mae Schiavo. He graduated from Kaiserslautern American High School in Germany and Trinity University in San Antonio, then earned master's degrees from The University of Pennsylvania and American University. Lou was an officer in the U.S. Navy, served courageously in Vietnam and later the U.S. Navy Reserve, and retired as Commander in 1989. Lou met Nadine in the Officers' Club at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on February 19, 1969. They returned to that Officers' Club on October 4 of the same year for their wedding reception. After retiring from the Navy, Lou became an educator to many; he led training courses in sales consulting within the Ernst & Young national office in Reston, Va., and later taught English as a second language to students at Osborne High School in Manassas, Va. Lou loved to read, watch the news, birdwatch and be on the water. He was never without his binoculars. Lou is survived by his wife, Nadine; his daughter, Valerie and her husband, Wes Keating, Richmond, Va.; his son, Matthew and his wife, Catherine, Tokyo, Japan; his son, Dante and his wife, Kathryn, Rochester, Minn.; his brothers, Stephen (Pam) Schiavo, Waynesville, N.C. and Vincent (Karen) Schiavo, Truckee, Calif.; his sister, Mimi (Pat) Sullivan, Londonderry, N.H.; his grandchildren, Annie, Jack, Michael, Oliver and Miles; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

CDR Schiavo will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery later in 2021.