Jean M. Schiavoni, who died on Aug. 19 at her mother’s house in Sag Harbor, “will always be remembered for her warmth, her brilliant mind and incredible knowledge of trivia, her contagious laugh, and her deep love for animals and sports, especially the Mets,” her family wrote. She had “a way of bringing joy and laughter to those around her, and her presence made every life she touched a little brighter.”
Ms. Schiavoni was 65 and had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
She was “a wonderful daughter” to James Schiavoni and the former Judith Burke and a loving sister, sister-in-law, aunt, and great-aunt. “Most of all,” her family wrote, “Jean was the love of Tom Wawryk’s life.”
Her parents and her husband, Mr. Wawryk, survive, as do her siblings and their spouses, Jill Larson and her husband, Chris, and Jim Schiavoni and his wife, Celsa, and her nieces and nephews: Travis Larson, Devon Pilinko, and Zandar and Zayla Schiavoni. She leaves a great-niece, Violet, and a great-nephew, Wells.
Born at Southampton Hospital on Feb. 25, 1961, Ms. Schiavoni grew up on Suffolk Street in Sag Harbor and went to St. Andrew’s School and Pierson High School. She and Mr. Wawryk were married on Oct. 16, 1993.
Ms. Schiavoni was “a dedicated postal worker” serving Wainscott, Sagaponack, and Amagansett before her retirement. “She continued to give her time and energy to her community through her work at [the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons] and Balsam Farms,” her family said. “She loved every animal she ever saw.”
A celebration of her life is to be held in June 2027.
Her family has suggested memorial contributions to the Sag Harbor Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 2725, Sag Harbor 11963.
