Nicholas T. Saviano Jr.
May 27, 1930 - November 12, 2021
Nicholas T. Saviano “Jr”, of Westport, passed away quietly at home Friday morning, November 12, 2021. Nick was the second son of Nicholas T. and Rose A. (Fiorillo) Saviano. He attended school in Westport, graduating from Staples High School in 1947. On Scholarship he earned a bachelor’s degree from Union College in Schenectady, New York and a master’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was inducted into Sigma Xi Honor Society.
Nick was a lifelong resident of Westport. He was an avid reader and enjoyed many hobbies during his life including photography, horseback riding, skiing, wine making, family genealogy and aviation and navigation. In his younger years he owned a small private plane with his older brother. He liked traveling and traveled throughout the country and to several other countries including Italy and China with family and friends.
For most of his career he worked as an electrical engineer at Sperry Rand/Unisys in New York as the Senior Research Section Head, Software Development, Shipboard and Ground Systems Group. Nick also held a number of patents.
He enjoyed being a volunteer for many years at the Westport Public Library and the Sons of Italy. For several years he was an usher at the Assumption Church. He was devoted to his family and friends and always willing to help out
He was predeceased by his mother and father of Westport, his elder brother Ralph of Massachusetts, his nephew David and his wife Joanne of New Hampshire, and several dear life-long friends. He is survived by his sister Florence of Stratford, his brother Thomas of Westport, his nieces Dyana (Jack) and Felica (Keith) both of Monroe, his niece Suzanne (Jim) of New Hampshire, his nephew Mark (Masako) of Colorado, four great nieces, six great nephews, two great great nephews, a great great niece and seven God children.
Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral on Saturday December 4, 2021 at 10:00 AM meeting directly at Assumption Church, 98 Riverside Ave. Westport, CT for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in AssumptionGreens Farms Cemetery, 57 Greens Farms Road Westport, CT. There will be a reception immediately following the burial at Christ and Holy Trinity Church, 75 Church Ln, Westport, CT. Gifts may be given in Nick’s memory to Union College, https://ualumni.union.edu/ Give Now