Obituary of George Davatelis

George Davatelis, beloved husband and father passed away peacefully at home, in his sleep, Tuesday, December 12, 2006. Born in Norwich, CT, Sept. 19, 1918 he was the son of John and Eva Davatelis and brother to the late Harry. George resided most of his life in West Paterson, NJ. His baseball pitching career was cut short in 1940 due to an accident to his left arm at Curtis Wright Aeronautics. He then spent the next 45 years working in the engineering department and later became a union representative there. His last three years he resided in Jackson, NJ. He is survived by his wife Helen of 59 years, his sons, John, who resides in Germany, Andrew and his wife Cindy, from West Paterson, George and wife Patti, from Pennington and daughter, Mariann and her husband Rob Corin who reside in Middletown, NJ. Their grandchildren are Drew, Danny, Sara, Nick, Max, Harry and Alex. Calling hours will be Friday, December 15, from 7-9pm at SANTANGELO FUNERAL HOME, 635 McBRIDE AVE., WEST PATERSON, NJ. The funeral service will be Saturday at 10:15am at SANTANGELO FUNERAL HOME, 635 McBRIDE AVE., WEST PATERSON. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, on Saturday at 11:00 am.