Giovanni "John" V. Pantano, 87 of Windham, NH, formerly of Reading, MA died on Wednesday May 18, 2016 at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH, after a long battle with progressive supranuclear palsy. He was born in Boston on November 26, 1928, a son of the late Vincent and Frances (Baglione) Pantano. John was a US Air Force veteran serving during the Korean War. He was employed for 25 years as a Research Engineer at MIT Lincoln Laboratory on Hanscom Air Force Base, where he contributed to several scientific publications. He lived happily and was inseparable from his loving wife, Pauline, of 58 years. They enjoyed spending time with their family, commuting daily together, working in their yard on Dana Road, traveling, and going on walks together.
He is survived by his wife, Pauline (Payne); his son, Kenneth and his wife, Karen of Windham, NH; his daughter, Deborah Anderson and her husband, Karl of Wilbraham. He loved spending time with his five grandchildren, Christopher Plante, Amanda Plante, Robert Pantano, Brian Anderson and Kayla Anderson; playing with them, laughing with them, and teaching them how to have fun and enjoy life. He is also survived by his brother Philip and his wife Phyllis of Boca Raton, FL; his sisters Mary Kiley and Catherine (Kay) Astulfi, both of Burlington, as well as many nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed. On behalf of all those affected by PSP, and in memory of John, donations can be made to CurePSP at https://give.psp.org/ For the online guest book, visit johnbdouglassfuneralhome.com