David Savitch, nicknamed "Buddy", was the son of Benjamin and Lillian (Dinaberg) Savitch. He was the father of NBC News anchorwoman, Jessica Savitch.
Benjamin Savitch was born April 1, 1899. He died at the age of 81 in September 1980 in Orange County, California. Lillian Savitch was born January 17, 1905. She died August 24, 1993 in Orange County, California at the age of 88. Ben and Lil Savitch were immigrants and both were high achievers, a trait that was passed on to their children and grandchildren. Besides Buddy, the Savitch's were the parents of three other children: Leon Savitch, called Sonny, who was a 1948 Harvard graduate and would later become a superior court judge in California; Emmanuel, called Manny, was a 1951 Harvard grad, who also studied law. He later became a partner in a San Diego law firm. Manny died July 14, 2004. The last of the Savitch children was a daughter, Rachel, called Rae or Sissy.
After completing high school in 1943, Buddy enlisted in the Navy. While serving in the military he fell ill with a kidney ailment, glomerulonephritis. The condition is usually the result of a streptococcal infection, usually strep throat. He was discharged from the Navy in 1945 after 15 months of service.
While hospitalized, he met a navy nurse by the name of Florence Goldberger. The two fell in love and on September 6, 1945 Buddy married the woman who had helped set him on the path to recovery. The marriage took place in Riverside, California. Buddy was not yet 21 years old and had to lie about his age in order to obtain a marriage license. Florence was 27 years old.
After marrying, Buddy took his new bride back to Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, where he would enter the family business. His parents set him up in his own clothing store.
In 1947, the first of Buddy and Florence's three children was born. By all accounts, Buddy was a loving and doting father.
Buddy and Florence named their firstborn Jessica Beth. Later in her life, Jessica would command an audience of millions of viewers as one of the most popular, if not the most popular, television news anchors on network television. Like her father, death would come to Jessica at a young age. She drowned in a freak car accident, along with her beloved Siberian Huskey, Chewy, and her companion, Martin Fischbein, an executive with the New York Post, in New Hope, Pennsylvania on the evening of October 23, 1983. She was 36 years old.
When Jessica was 22 months old, sister Stephanie joined the family. Stephanie would eventually grow up to become a teacher and later a grief counselor. She has said that she and her sisters never had an opportunity to grieve their father's death as children. She formed the West Virginia Family Grief Center, in Morgantown, to help families cope with the loss of a loved one. She said this was the result of her own experience with grief from the loss of her father and sister. Stephanie eventually opened her own private practice.
The last of the couple's children, Lori, was born in 1956. She would follow in the footsteps of her big sister Jessica, by becoming a news reporter and anchor in local television news markets. She would eventually go on to produce segments for Intimate Portraits on Lifetime Television, as well as working as a producer for shows on A&E and Nickelodeon. She now owns her own company, LifeStory Productions, based in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The same year that his last daughter was born, Buddy's earlier kidney problems recurred. He experienced tremendous pain in the coming three years. His condition gradually worsened and by spring he was gravely ill. In the early morning hours of May 11, 1959, the day after Mother's Day, Buddy Savitch died at Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Deleware. His cause of death was listed as uremic percarditis. He was 33 years old.
His funeral was held the following day Chandler Funeral Home at Delaware Avenue and Jefferson Street in Wilmington. He was laid to rest at Jewish Community Cemetery. His children were not allowed to attend the services.
In keeping with Jewish custom, Buddy's headstone was unveiled on the first anniversary of his death. With his widow, Florence, and three children among the family members and friends attending the ceremony, the cloth covering the monument was removed. The stone notes he was a "Beloved Husband and Father".
Florence Savitch never remarried. After Buddy's death she moved her children to Margate, New Jersey, not far from Atlantic City. That was to be her home for the rest of her life. Florence died April 9, 1997.
Benjamin Savitch was born April 1, 1899. He died at the age of 81 in September 1980 in Orange County, California. Lillian Savitch was born January 17, 1905. She died August 24, 1993 in Orange County, California at the age of 88. Ben and Lil Savitch were immigrants and both were high achievers, a trait that was passed on to their children and grandchildren. Besides Buddy, the Savitch's were the parents of three other children: Leon Savitch, called Sonny, who was a 1948 Harvard graduate and would later become a superior court judge in California; Emmanuel, called Manny, was a 1951 Harvard grad, who also studied law. He later became a partner in a San Diego law firm. Manny died July 14, 2004. The last of the Savitch children was a daughter, Rachel, called Rae or Sissy.
After completing high school in 1943, Buddy enlisted in the Navy. While serving in the military he fell ill with a kidney ailment, glomerulonephritis. The condition is usually the result of a streptococcal infection, usually strep throat. He was discharged from the Navy in 1945 after 15 months of service.
While hospitalized, he met a navy nurse by the name of Florence Goldberger. The two fell in love and on September 6, 1945 Buddy married the woman who had helped set him on the path to recovery. The marriage took place in Riverside, California. Buddy was not yet 21 years old and had to lie about his age in order to obtain a marriage license. Florence was 27 years old.
After marrying, Buddy took his new bride back to Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, where he would enter the family business. His parents set him up in his own clothing store.
In 1947, the first of Buddy and Florence's three children was born. By all accounts, Buddy was a loving and doting father.
Buddy and Florence named their firstborn Jessica Beth. Later in her life, Jessica would command an audience of millions of viewers as one of the most popular, if not the most popular, television news anchors on network television. Like her father, death would come to Jessica at a young age. She drowned in a freak car accident, along with her beloved Siberian Huskey, Chewy, and her companion, Martin Fischbein, an executive with the New York Post, in New Hope, Pennsylvania on the evening of October 23, 1983. She was 36 years old.
When Jessica was 22 months old, sister Stephanie joined the family. Stephanie would eventually grow up to become a teacher and later a grief counselor. She has said that she and her sisters never had an opportunity to grieve their father's death as children. She formed the West Virginia Family Grief Center, in Morgantown, to help families cope with the loss of a loved one. She said this was the result of her own experience with grief from the loss of her father and sister. Stephanie eventually opened her own private practice.
The last of the couple's children, Lori, was born in 1956. She would follow in the footsteps of her big sister Jessica, by becoming a news reporter and anchor in local television news markets. She would eventually go on to produce segments for Intimate Portraits on Lifetime Television, as well as working as a producer for shows on A&E and Nickelodeon. She now owns her own company, LifeStory Productions, based in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The same year that his last daughter was born, Buddy's earlier kidney problems recurred. He experienced tremendous pain in the coming three years. His condition gradually worsened and by spring he was gravely ill. In the early morning hours of May 11, 1959, the day after Mother's Day, Buddy Savitch died at Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Deleware. His cause of death was listed as uremic percarditis. He was 33 years old.
His funeral was held the following day Chandler Funeral Home at Delaware Avenue and Jefferson Street in Wilmington. He was laid to rest at Jewish Community Cemetery. His children were not allowed to attend the services.
In keeping with Jewish custom, Buddy's headstone was unveiled on the first anniversary of his death. With his widow, Florence, and three children among the family members and friends attending the ceremony, the cloth covering the monument was removed. The stone notes he was a "Beloved Husband and Father".
Florence Savitch never remarried. After Buddy's death she moved her children to Margate, New Jersey, not far from Atlantic City. That was to be her home for the rest of her life. Florence died April 9, 1997.
David Savitch, nicknamed "Buddy", was the son of Benjamin and Lillian (Dinaberg) Savitch. He was the father of NBC News anchorwoman, Jessica Savitch.
Benjamin Savitch was born April 1, 1899. He died at the age of 81 in September 1980 in Orange County, California. Lillian Savitch was born January 17, 1905. She died August 24, 1993 in Orange County, California at the age of 88. Ben and Lil Savitch were immigrants and both were high achievers, a trait that was passed on to their children and grandchildren. Besides Buddy, the Savitch's were the parents of three other children: Leon Savitch, called Sonny, who was a 1948 Harvard graduate and would later become a superior court judge in California; Emmanuel, called Manny, was a 1951 Harvard grad, who also studied law. He later became a partner in a San Diego law firm. Manny died July 14, 2004. The last of the Savitch children was a daughter, Rachel, called Rae or Sissy.
After completing high school in 1943, Buddy enlisted in the Navy. While serving in the military he fell ill with a kidney ailment, glomerulonephritis. The condition is usually the result of a streptococcal infection, usually strep throat. He was discharged from the Navy in 1945 after 15 months of service.
While hospitalized, he met a navy nurse by the name of Florence Goldberger. The two fell in love and on September 6, 1945 Buddy married the woman who had helped set him on the path to recovery. The marriage took place in Riverside, California. Buddy was not yet 21 years old and had to lie about his age in order to obtain a marriage license. Florence was 27 years old.
After marrying, Buddy took his new bride back to Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, where he would enter the family business. His parents set him up in his own clothing store.
In 1947, the first of Buddy and Florence's three children was born. By all accounts, Buddy was a loving and doting father.
Buddy and Florence named their firstborn Jessica Beth. Later in her life, Jessica would command an audience of millions of viewers as one of the most popular, if not the most popular, television news anchors on network television. Like her father, death would come to Jessica at a young age. She drowned in a freak car accident, along with her beloved Siberian Huskey, Chewy, and her companion, Martin Fischbein, an executive with the New York Post, in New Hope, Pennsylvania on the evening of October 23, 1983. She was 36 years old.
When Jessica was 22 months old, sister Stephanie joined the family. Stephanie would eventually grow up to become a teacher and later a grief counselor. She has said that she and her sisters never had an opportunity to grieve their father's death as children. She formed the West Virginia Family Grief Center, in Morgantown, to help families cope with the loss of a loved one. She said this was the result of her own experience with grief from the loss of her father and sister. Stephanie eventually opened her own private practice.
The last of the couple's children, Lori, was born in 1956. She would follow in the footsteps of her big sister Jessica, by becoming a news reporter and anchor in local television news markets. She would eventually go on to produce segments for Intimate Portraits on Lifetime Television, as well as working as a producer for shows on A&E and Nickelodeon. She now owns her own company, LifeStory Productions, based in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The same year that his last daughter was born, Buddy's earlier kidney problems recurred. He experienced tremendous pain in the coming three years. His condition gradually worsened and by spring he was gravely ill. In the early morning hours of May 11, 1959, the day after Mother's Day, Buddy Savitch died at Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Deleware. His cause of death was listed as uremic percarditis. He was 33 years old.
His funeral was held the following day Chandler Funeral Home at Delaware Avenue and Jefferson Street in Wilmington. He was laid to rest at Jewish Community Cemetery. His children were not allowed to attend the services.
In keeping with Jewish custom, Buddy's headstone was unveiled on the first anniversary of his death. With his widow, Florence, and three children among the family members and friends attending the ceremony, the cloth covering the monument was removed. The stone notes he was a "Beloved Husband and Father".
Florence Savitch never remarried. After Buddy's death she moved her children to Margate, New Jersey, not far from Atlantic City. That was to be her home for the rest of her life. Florence died April 9, 1997.
Benjamin Savitch was born April 1, 1899. He died at the age of 81 in September 1980 in Orange County, California. Lillian Savitch was born January 17, 1905. She died August 24, 1993 in Orange County, California at the age of 88. Ben and Lil Savitch were immigrants and both were high achievers, a trait that was passed on to their children and grandchildren. Besides Buddy, the Savitch's were the parents of three other children: Leon Savitch, called Sonny, who was a 1948 Harvard graduate and would later become a superior court judge in California; Emmanuel, called Manny, was a 1951 Harvard grad, who also studied law. He later became a partner in a San Diego law firm. Manny died July 14, 2004. The last of the Savitch children was a daughter, Rachel, called Rae or Sissy.
After completing high school in 1943, Buddy enlisted in the Navy. While serving in the military he fell ill with a kidney ailment, glomerulonephritis. The condition is usually the result of a streptococcal infection, usually strep throat. He was discharged from the Navy in 1945 after 15 months of service.
While hospitalized, he met a navy nurse by the name of Florence Goldberger. The two fell in love and on September 6, 1945 Buddy married the woman who had helped set him on the path to recovery. The marriage took place in Riverside, California. Buddy was not yet 21 years old and had to lie about his age in order to obtain a marriage license. Florence was 27 years old.
After marrying, Buddy took his new bride back to Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, where he would enter the family business. His parents set him up in his own clothing store.
In 1947, the first of Buddy and Florence's three children was born. By all accounts, Buddy was a loving and doting father.
Buddy and Florence named their firstborn Jessica Beth. Later in her life, Jessica would command an audience of millions of viewers as one of the most popular, if not the most popular, television news anchors on network television. Like her father, death would come to Jessica at a young age. She drowned in a freak car accident, along with her beloved Siberian Huskey, Chewy, and her companion, Martin Fischbein, an executive with the New York Post, in New Hope, Pennsylvania on the evening of October 23, 1983. She was 36 years old.
When Jessica was 22 months old, sister Stephanie joined the family. Stephanie would eventually grow up to become a teacher and later a grief counselor. She has said that she and her sisters never had an opportunity to grieve their father's death as children. She formed the West Virginia Family Grief Center, in Morgantown, to help families cope with the loss of a loved one. She said this was the result of her own experience with grief from the loss of her father and sister. Stephanie eventually opened her own private practice.
The last of the couple's children, Lori, was born in 1956. She would follow in the footsteps of her big sister Jessica, by becoming a news reporter and anchor in local television news markets. She would eventually go on to produce segments for Intimate Portraits on Lifetime Television, as well as working as a producer for shows on A&E and Nickelodeon. She now owns her own company, LifeStory Productions, based in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The same year that his last daughter was born, Buddy's earlier kidney problems recurred. He experienced tremendous pain in the coming three years. His condition gradually worsened and by spring he was gravely ill. In the early morning hours of May 11, 1959, the day after Mother's Day, Buddy Savitch died at Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Deleware. His cause of death was listed as uremic percarditis. He was 33 years old.
His funeral was held the following day Chandler Funeral Home at Delaware Avenue and Jefferson Street in Wilmington. He was laid to rest at Jewish Community Cemetery. His children were not allowed to attend the services.
In keeping with Jewish custom, Buddy's headstone was unveiled on the first anniversary of his death. With his widow, Florence, and three children among the family members and friends attending the ceremony, the cloth covering the monument was removed. The stone notes he was a "Beloved Husband and Father".
Florence Savitch never remarried. After Buddy's death she moved her children to Margate, New Jersey, not far from Atlantic City. That was to be her home for the rest of her life. Florence died April 9, 1997.
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