Anthony Pagnotta

Anthony Pagnotta, age 50, of Wayne passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 while in the presence of his loving family.

Anthony was raised in East Northport, Long Island and was one of five children to John and Carol Pagnotta.  While growing up, Anthony developed a great passion for sports, particularly Soccer and Baseball.  As a student at Northport High School in New York, Anthony excelled in Soccer and as a result was awarded a partial Soccer Scholarship.  After his graduation from Northport High School in 1987 he attended Averett University in Danville, VA.  While at Averett, Anthony majored in Business.  He was only there for a couple of years when he was offered an opportunity to work at his Uncle’s Company as a Healthcare Consultant.  Anthony worked for his uncle for several years, he was then offered a position, again as a Healthcare Consultant, for a company called SPS (Self Pay Solutions) based in the city of Clifton.  Anthony worked for SPS for nearly ten years when he decided to branch out on his own and start his own company.  He was the founder and president of Managed Care Recovery Solutions for the last ten years.  Anthony’s career as a Healthcare Consultant spanned nearly thirty years until his passing.

Anthony never lost his love for sports.  He was a fan of the New York Giants and an avid New York Yankee fan as well.  Anthony’s basement was basically a shrine dedicated and decorated with Yankee memorabilia including signed photographs of Yankee legends such as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle.  In 1993, Anthony welcomed the birth of his first child Anthony, later in 1997 his second son Mason.  In 1998, through some mutual friends, Anthony met an attractive young lady by the name of Linda Zalewski.  The two hit it off great and started dating. Anthony and Linda dated for about four years and on March 10, 2002 while in Miami on a cruise ship, Linda and Anthony became husband and wife and set sail on their honeymoon to the Caribbean Islands with their family and friends.  The couple settled in Wayne after getting married and have been there ever since.  In 2004 they welcomed their first child John and in 2006 their second son Jake.  Through the years, Anthony always remained a loyal and devoted father to all of his children.  He and his wife Linda cherished eighteen years of loving marriage together.  He was a generous, kind hearted man who would give you the shirt off his back.  He was the kind of friend that was always there when you needed him.  He invariably had a “larger-than-life” personality, he loved being the life of the party and could regularly be found telling great entertaining stories while surrounded by groups of his friends and family.   Anthony was a truly special person who touched the lives of many people and will be sincerely missed by everyone that knew him.

Anthony is survived by his wife Linda (nee Zalewski) of Wayne, four sons; Anthony Pagnotta of Bridgewater, NJ, Mason Pagnotta of Bridgewater, NJ, John Pagnotta of Wayne, and Jake Pagnotta of Wayne, his father John Pagnotta of Naples, FL, one sister Gina Pagnotta-Strebel and her husband Robert of East Northport, NY, three brothers; John Pagnotta and his wife Denise of East Northport, NY, Michael Pagnotta and his wife Kerry of East Northport, NY, and Chris Pagnotta and his wife Kristi of San Diego, CA, and many nieces and nephews. Anthony is also survived by one of his new best friends, Coco, the family’s rescued pitbull.   He was predeceased by his mother Carol Pagnotta (nee Beuther) earlier this year.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a donation in Anthony’s name are asked to consider The Sumaira Foundation for NMO, PO Box 161 Brookline, MA 02446.  https://www.sumairafoundation.org/