Pavetti, Johnston, Vivirito: Recent Death Notices From Waterford

WATERFORD, CT — Recent death notices from Waterford.

Thomas Joseph Vivirito, 72, died unexpectedly Sept. 9. A 1971 graduate of St. Bernard High School and a UConn graduate in mathematics, he taught and coached in the Waterford Public Schools.

Francis J. Pavetti, 94, died Sept. 5. Raised in Branford, he earned his college degree at UConn, graduated second in his class from Boston College Law School and served as a law clerk to a federal judge. His wife of 58 years, Sally Thomas Pavetti, and his daughter, Leah Pavetti Hogan, died before him; he is survived by two grandsons.

Dr. Curtis A. Johnston, 74, died Sept. 4 at home. A pathologist and Yale University graduate, he was director of the blood bank and cytology at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital from 1996 to 2009 and later medical director at Caris Life Sciences.