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December 08, 2004
Isidor Paiewonsky dies
ST. THOMAS - Isidor Paiewonsky, who was known as a gentleman, entrepreneur and scholar of the Virgin Islands, died peacefully Monday morning, surrounded by family members at Schneider Hospital.
He was 95.
One of his crowning achievements was helping to restore several Napoleonic-era ruins on Hassel Island and later giving much of the land to the National Park Service to be preserved for future generations.
"Those were some of his great passions - historic preservation and restoration," said Filippo Cassinelli, Paiewonsky's grandson.
Born Oct. 24, 1909 - while the Virgin Islands were still under Danish rule - on Synagogue Hill to parents Isaac and Rebecca Paiewonsky, he attended primary school on St. Thomas before continuing his education in New York.
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Posted by afinta at December 8, 2004 07:00 PM
