Robert E. Savoit
Robert E. Savoit, a resident of Wappingers Falls, and a former longtime Beacon resident, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. He was 83.
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts on July 4, 1925, he was the son of Peter E. and Mable Gertrude Noonan Savoit. He married the former Helen Knapp. Mrs. Savoit predeceased him on May 25, 2008. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the US Navy. Mr. Savoit retired from the former Texaco Research Center, Glenham, where he was a chemist.
He is survived by son, Peter Savoit and his wife, Aura Rosa, Manville, NJ; his daughter, Judith Davies and her husband, Thomas, Wappingers Falls; three sisters, Dorothy McDowell, Norma Ianello, and Claire O’Brien, all of Springfield, MA; four grandchildren, Capri McLucas, and Luis, Jorge, and Jessenia Agular; one great grandson, Andrew McLucas; and twenty-seven nieces and nephews as well as close friends, Marion Cashin and the William Gilbert family. In addition to his wife, Mr. Savoit was predeceased by his brothers-in-law, James McDowell, and John O’Brien.
The family will receive their friends on Wednesday, June 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Halvey Funeral Home, Inc., 24 Willow Street, Beacon. Handicap access is via Oak Street.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, at St. John the Evangelist Church, 31 Willow Street, Beacon.
Interment will be on Friday, June 19, at 11 a.m. at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Springfield, MA with military honors.
Donations in memory of Mr. Savoit may be made to Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508-3016.
To send the family a personal condolence or for directions to the funeral home, please visit www.halveyfh.com.
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